Kornit Digital (KRNT) Competitors

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, WFRD or KRNT?

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kornit Digital has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFRD or KRNT?

Kornit Digital received 333 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.20% of users gave Kornit Digital an outperform vote while only 69.05% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weatherford International	Outperform Votes 58 69.05%	Underperform Votes 26 30.95%
Kornit Digital	Outperform Votes 391 70.20%	Underperform Votes 166 29.80%

Do analysts rate WFRD or KRNT?

Weatherford International presently has a consensus target price of $96.63, indicating a potential upside of 105.67%. Kornit Digital has a consensus target price of $33.20, indicating a potential upside of 45.33%. Given Weatherford International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Kornit Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Kornit Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WFRD or KRNT more profitable?

Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.18% compared to Kornit Digital's net margin of -8.24%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat Kornit Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	9.18%	40.65%	9.85%
Kornit Digital	-8.24%	-1.51%	-1.40%

Which has better earnings and valuation, WFRD or KRNT?

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Kornit Digital. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, 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
Weatherford International	$5.35B	0.64	$506M	$6.25	7.52
Kornit Digital	$203.83M	5.33	-$16.80M	-$0.18	-126.91

Does the media prefer WFRD or KRNT?

In the previous week, Kornit Digital had 5 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Kornit Digital and 15 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Kornit Digital's score of 0.64 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weatherford International	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kornit Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WFRD or KRNT?

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Weatherford International beats Kornit Digital on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.