Schmitt Industries (SMIT) Competitors

Schmitt Industries (NASDAQ:SMIT) and Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor SMIT or SYPR?

In the previous week, Sypris Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Schmitt Industries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sypris Solutions and 0 mentions for Schmitt Industries. Sypris Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Schmitt Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Sypris Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schmitt Industries	Neutral
Sypris Solutions	Neutral

Is SMIT or SYPR more profitable?

Schmitt Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sypris Solutions' net margin of -1.17%. Schmitt Industries' return on equity of 0.00% beat Sypris Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schmitt Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sypris Solutions	-1.17%	-7.32%	-1.26%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SMIT or SYPR?

Sypris Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Schmitt Industries.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Schmitt Industries	$9.89M	0.01	-$3.28M	N/A	N/A
Sypris Solutions	$136.22M	0.26	-$1.60M	-$0.08	-20.13

Do analysts rate SMIT or SYPR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schmitt Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Sypris Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMIT or SYPR?

Sypris Solutions received 53 more outperform votes than Schmitt Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.29% of users gave Schmitt Industries an outperform vote while only 42.73% of users gave Sypris Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schmitt Industries	Outperform Votes 94 55.29%	Underperform Votes 76 44.71%
Sypris Solutions	Outperform Votes 147 42.73%	Underperform Votes 197 57.27%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMIT or SYPR?

44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Schmitt Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SMIT or SYPR?

Schmitt Industries has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sypris Solutions beats Schmitt Industries on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.