Ouster (OUST) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHX or OUST?

99.0% of ChampionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of Ouster shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of ChampionX 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, CHX or OUST?

ChampionX has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ouster has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CHX or OUST?

In the previous week, Ouster had 19 more articles in the media than ChampionX. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ouster and 7 mentions for ChampionX. ChampionX's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ouster's score of -0.04 indicating that ChampionX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ChampionX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ouster	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CHX or OUST more profitable?

ChampionX has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.25% beat Ouster's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChampionX	8.20%	19.25%	10.25%
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CHX or OUST?

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than Ouster. Ouster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChampionX, 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
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.31	$320.27M	$1.51	16.53
Ouster	$117.79M	11.00	-$374.11M	-$1.97	-12.23

Do analysts prefer CHX or OUST?

ChampionX presently has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Ouster has a consensus target price of $15.24, suggesting a potential downside of 36.76%. Given ChampionX's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ChampionX is more favorable than Ouster.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Ouster	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

ChampionX beats Ouster on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.