DSGR vs. KAMN, WLFC, HDSN, ASLE, TITN, AVT, GMS, ASPN, WKC, and GLP
Should you be buying Distribution Solutions Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Distribution Solutions Group include Kaman (KAMN), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), Hudson Technologies (HDSN), AerSale (ASLE), Titan Machinery (TITN), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), World Kinect (WKC), and Global Partners (GLP).
Distribution Solutions Group (NASDAQ:DSGR) and Kaman (NYSE:KAMN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Distribution Solutions Group had 2 more articles in the media than Kaman. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Distribution Solutions Group and 0 mentions for Kaman. Distribution Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Kaman's score of 0.00 indicating that Distribution Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kaman has a net margin of 1.12% compared to Distribution Solutions Group's net margin of -1.23%. Distribution Solutions Group's return on equity of 6.21% beat Kaman's return on equity.
Kaman received 274 more outperform votes than Distribution Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.99% of users gave Kaman an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Distribution Solutions Group an outperform vote.
Distribution Solutions Group has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaman has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Distribution Solutions Group presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Distribution Solutions Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Distribution Solutions Group is more favorable than Kaman.
91.6% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Kaman shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.6% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Kaman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kaman has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Distribution Solutions Group. Distribution Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Distribution Solutions Group beats Kaman on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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