Osram Licht (OTCMKTS:OSAGF – Get Free Report) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Osram Licht has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Osram Licht and Bel Fuse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Osram Licht | -6.18% | 0.79% | 0.11% |
| Bel Fuse | 7.84% | 12.97% | 5.81% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Osram Licht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bel Fuse | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.78 |
Bel Fuse has a consensus price target of $321.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Osram Licht.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Osram Licht and Bel Fuse”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Osram Licht | $3.76 billion | 16.53 | -$147.08 million | ($2.39) | -26.04 |
| Bel Fuse | $675.46 million | 5.14 | $61.54 million | $4.39 | 62.14 |
Bel Fuse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Osram Licht. Osram Licht is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bel Fuse beats Osram Licht on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Osram Licht
OSRAM Licht AG provides various lighting products and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Opto Semiconductors, Automotive, and Digital. The company was formerly known as Kyros A AG and changed its name to OSRAM Licht AG in November 2012. OSRAM Licht AG was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. OSRAM Licht AG operates as a subsidiary of ams-OSRAM AG.
About Bel Fuse
Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company’s products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.
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