TAYD vs. PDYN, AZ, OMSE, AIRJ, RR, GENC, PPIH, LSE, DTI, and FTEK
Should you be buying Taylor Devices stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Taylor Devices include Palladyne AI (PDYN), A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ), OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE), AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), Richtech Robotics (RR), Gencor Industries (GENC), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Leishen Energy (LSE), Drilling Tools International (DTI), and Fuel Tech (FTEK). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Taylor Devices vs. Its Competitors
Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Palladyne AI has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.63%. Given Palladyne AI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Palladyne AI is more favorable than Taylor Devices.
Taylor Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. Palladyne AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.77, meaning that its share price is 277% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Taylor Devices had 1 more articles in the media than Palladyne AI. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Taylor Devices and 2 mentions for Palladyne AI. Taylor Devices' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Palladyne AI's score of 0.94 indicating that Taylor Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Taylor Devices has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Palladyne AI's net margin of -704.03%. Taylor Devices' return on equity of 14.99% beat Palladyne AI's return on equity.
17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Taylor Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Taylor Devices beats Palladyne AI on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TAYD) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff