KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:KUKAY) and SThree (OTCMKTS:STREF) 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 profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SThree has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and SThree, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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KUKA Aktiengesellschaft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
SThree | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and SThree's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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KUKA Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SThree | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and SThree's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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KUKA Aktiengesellschaft | $3.58 billion | 0.49 | $10.86 million | N/A | N/A |
SThree | $1.71 billion | 0.26 | $52.62 million | N/A | N/A |
SThree has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KUKA Aktiengesellschaft.
Summary
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft beats SThree on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.