Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) Competitors

Kewaunee Scientific (NASDAQ:KEQU) and Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Is KEQU or ALNT more profitable?

Kewaunee Scientific has a net margin of 4.74% compared to Allient's net margin of 1.90%. Kewaunee Scientific's return on equity of 26.69% beat Allient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kewaunee Scientific	4.74%	26.69%	10.56%
Allient	1.90%	8.45%	3.86%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KEQU or ALNT?

32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Allient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KEQU or ALNT?

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Kewaunee Scientific. Kewaunee Scientific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kewaunee Scientific	$240.47M	0.70	$11.40M	$3.83	15.39
Allient	$516.06M	1.27	$13.17M	$0.59	65.69

Which has more volatility & risk, KEQU or ALNT?

Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KEQU or ALNT?

Allient has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.02%. Given Allient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allient is more favorable than Kewaunee Scientific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kewaunee Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Allient	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is KEQU or ALNT a better dividend stock?

Kewaunee Scientific pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Allient pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Kewaunee Scientific pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allient pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kewaunee Scientific is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to KEQU or ALNT?

In the previous week, Allient had 3 more articles in the media than Kewaunee Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Allient and 1 mentions for Kewaunee Scientific. Kewaunee Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Allient's score of 0.49 indicating that Kewaunee Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kewaunee Scientific	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Allient	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Allient beats Kewaunee Scientific on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.