Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) and Nisun International Enterprise Development Group (NASDAQ:NISN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.6% of Mueller Water Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Nisun International Enterprise Development Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Mueller Water Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Mueller Water Products and Nisun International Enterprise Development Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Mueller Water Products | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mueller Water Products presently has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential downside of 12.48%. Given Mueller Water Products' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mueller Water Products is more favorable than Nisun International Enterprise Development Group.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mueller Water Products and Nisun International Enterprise Development Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Mueller Water Products | $964.10 million | 2.29 | $72 million | $0.52 | 26.81 |
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group | $21.10 million | 12.42 | $2.74 million | N/A | N/A |
Mueller Water Products has higher revenue and earnings than Nisun International Enterprise Development Group.
Profitability
This table compares Mueller Water Products and Nisun International Enterprise Development Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Mueller Water Products | 7.47% | 13.39% | 6.11% |
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Mueller Water Products beats Nisun International Enterprise Development Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.