UFP Technologies (UFPT) Competitors

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) and UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KMT or UFPT?

Kennametal has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Technologies. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Technologies, 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
Kennametal	$2.08B	0.92	$118.46M	$1.50	16.01
UFP Technologies	$400.07M	4.22	$44.92M	$5.85	37.81

Does the media refer more to KMT or UFPT?

In the previous week, Kennametal had 2 more articles in the media than UFP Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kennametal and 1 mentions for UFP Technologies. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat UFP Technologies' score of 0.74 indicating that UFP Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kennametal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KMT or UFPT?

87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kennametal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, KMT or UFPT?

Kennametal has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Technologies has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KMT or UFPT?

Kennametal received 227 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.03% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.87% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kennametal	Outperform Votes 433 55.87%	Underperform Votes 342 44.13%
UFP Technologies	Outperform Votes 206 59.03%	Underperform Votes 143 40.97%

Do analysts recommend KMT or UFPT?

Kennametal presently has a consensus price target of $24.58, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. UFP Technologies has a consensus price target of $238.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.95%. Given Kennametal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Technologies is more favorable than Kennametal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kennametal	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
UFP Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is KMT or UFPT more profitable?

UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.23% compared to UFP Technologies' net margin of 5.86%. Kennametal's return on equity of 25.48% beat UFP Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kennametal	5.86%	9.94%	5.12%
UFP Technologies	11.23%	25.48%	17.04%

Summary

UFP Technologies beats Kennametal on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.