Kennametal (KMT) Competitors

Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and media sentiment.

Is GTLS or KMT more profitable?

Chart Industries has a net margin of 5.93% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 5.45%. Chart Industries' return on equity of 13.93% beat Kennametal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chart Industries	5.93%	13.93%	4.57%
Kennametal	5.45%	9.12%	4.72%

Which has more volatility & risk, GTLS or KMT?

Chart Industries has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GTLS or KMT?

In the previous week, Chart Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Chart Industries and 7 mentions for Kennametal. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Kennametal's score of 0.64 indicating that Chart Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chart Industries	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kennametal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GTLS or KMT?

Chart Industries presently has a consensus target price of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.01%. Kennametal has a consensus target price of $25.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.31%. Given Chart Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chart Industries is more favorable than Kennametal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chart Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kennametal	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has better valuation & earnings, GTLS or KMT?

Chart Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Kennametal. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chart Industries, 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
Chart Industries	$4.16B	1.85	$218.50M	$4.95	33.95
Kennametal	$2.05B	0.86	$109.32M	$1.39	16.56

Summary

Chart Industries beats Kennametal on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.