Ouster (OUST) Competitors

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Ouster (NYSE:OUST) are both machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, ESAB or OUST?

ESAB has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ouster has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ESAB or OUST?

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of Ouster shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESAB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Ouster shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate ESAB or OUST?

ESAB currently has a consensus target price of $140.38, indicating a potential upside of 19.72%. Ouster has a consensus target price of $15.95, indicating a potential downside of 47.97%. Given ESAB's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than Ouster.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESAB	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ouster	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to ESAB or OUST?

In the previous week, ESAB had 2 more articles in the media than Ouster. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ESAB and 13 mentions for Ouster. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Ouster's score of -0.04 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ESAB	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ouster	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ESAB or OUST more profitable?

ESAB has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. ESAB's return on equity of 16.32% beat Ouster's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESAB	9.36%	16.32%	7.54%
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ESAB or OUST?

ESAB has higher revenue and earnings than Ouster. Ouster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESAB, 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
ESAB	$2.74B	2.60	$264.84M	$4.18	28.05
Ouster	$125.85M	13.09	-$374.11M	-$1.82	-16.84

Summary

ESAB beats Ouster on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.