Comparing Omron (OTCMKTS:OMRNY) and Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC)

Omron (OTCMKTS:OMRNY) and Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Omron and Astrotech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omron	4.04%	3.68%	2.42%
Astrotech	-1,578.34%	-91.69%	-72.48%

Volatility & Risk

Omron has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrotech has a beta of 4.91, meaning that its stock price is 391% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Omron and Astrotech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omron	0	2	0	0	2.00
Astrotech	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.1% of Omron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Astrotech shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Astrotech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Omron and Astrotech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Omron	$5.10 billion	1.66	$188.01 million	$1.05	39.15
Astrotech	$910,000.00	13.39	-$14.43 million	($8.49)	-0.71

Omron has higher revenue and earnings than Astrotech. Astrotech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Omron beats Astrotech on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Omron

OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses worldwide. The Industrial Automation Business offers sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products. It also offers environmental mobility, digital devices, food and commodity, logistic and warehouse automation, medical, robotic, panel, vision, software, and traceability related solutions. The Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business provides energy, public transport, traffic safety, network protection, payment, infrastructure monitoring, management service, and DX solutions, as well as offers remote surveillance/monitoring, automation/robotics, software development, engineering/maintenance, and other services. The Healthcare Business provides cardiovascular, respiratory care, pain management, remote patient monitoring, and other solutions. The Device and Module Solutions Business offers relays, switches, connectors, and sensors. OMRON Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

About Astrotech

Astrotech Corporation operates as a mass spectrometry company worldwide. It owns and licenses the intellectual property related to the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology, a platform mass spectrometry technology. The company also develops TRACER 1000, a mass spectrometer-based explosive trace detector to replace the explosives trace detectors used at airports, cargo and other secured facilities, and borders. In addition, it develops AgLAB-1000, a mass spectrometer for use in the hemp and cannabis market. Further, the company develops BreathTest-1000, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound metabolites found in a person's breath. The company was formerly known as SPACEHAB, Inc. and changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Austin, Texas.