Profire Energy (PFIE) Competitors

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) and Profire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TAYD or PFIE?

Profire Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Taylor Devices. Profire Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Devices, 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
Taylor Devices	$44.58M	4.76	$9M	$2.49	24.22
Profire Energy	$58.21M	1.24	$10.78M	$0.20	7.70

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TAYD or PFIE?

Profire Energy received 200 more outperform votes than Taylor Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.48% of users gave Taylor Devices an outperform vote while only 60.31% of users gave Profire Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taylor Devices	Outperform Votes 107 69.48%	Underperform Votes 47 30.52%
Profire Energy	Outperform Votes 307 60.31%	Underperform Votes 202 39.69%

Do analysts rate TAYD or PFIE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Profire Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, TAYD or PFIE?

Taylor Devices has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Profire Energy has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAYD or PFIE?

17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Profire Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Profire Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TAYD or PFIE more profitable?

Taylor Devices has a net margin of 20.18% compared to Profire Energy's net margin of 15.22%. Taylor Devices' return on equity of 17.54% beat Profire Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Devices	20.18%	17.54%	15.02%
Profire Energy	15.22%	15.34%	13.56%

Does the media favor TAYD or PFIE?

In the previous week, Taylor Devices had 2 more articles in the media than Profire Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Taylor Devices and 3 mentions for Profire Energy. Profire Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Taylor Devices' score of 0.61 indicating that Profire Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Devices	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Profire Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Taylor Devices beats Profire Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.