Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:HDD) and SLM Solutions Group (ETR:AM3D) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft and SLM Solutions Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SLM Solutions Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft and SLM Solutions Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| SLM Solutions Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft presently has a consensus price target of €0.75, indicating a potential downside of 39.90%. SLM Solutions Group has a consensus price target of €25.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.16%. Given SLM Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SLM Solutions Group is more favorable than Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft and SLM Solutions Group's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft | $1.97 billion | 0.19 | $-360,638,160.00 | (€1.19) | -1.05 |
| SLM Solutions Group | $66.79 million | 5.64 | $-30,261,870.00 | (€1.53) | -12.46 |
SLM Solutions Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft. SLM Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SLM Solutions Group beats Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
