Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT – Get Free Report) and GEA Group (OTCMKTS:GEAGF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Kornit Digital and GEA Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kornit Digital | -9.42% | -1.00% | -0.91% |
| GEA Group | 7.70% | 18.30% | 7.57% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Kornit Digital and GEA Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kornit Digital | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
| GEA Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Kornit Digital has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GEA Group has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kornit Digital and GEA Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kornit Digital | $208.20 million | 3.17 | -$13.52 million | ($0.48) | -32.04 |
| GEA Group | $6.22 billion | 1.85 | $468.41 million | $2.42 | 29.12 |
GEA Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kornit Digital. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GEA Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
GEA Group beats Kornit Digital on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kornit Digital
Kornit Digital Ltd. develops, designs, and markets digital printing solutions for the fashion, apparel, and home decor segments of printed textile industry in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its solutions include digital printing systems, ink and other consumables, associated software, and value-added services. The company's products and services include direct-to-garment printing platform for smaller industrial operators to mass producers; NeoPigment ink and other consumables; QuickP designer software; and system upgrade kits, maintenance and support, consulting, and professional services. It serves decorators, online businesses, brand owners, and contract printers. Kornit Digital Ltd. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
About GEA Group
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft engages in the development and production of systems and components to the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. It operates through Separation & Flow Technologies, Liquid & Power Technologies, Food & Health Technologies, Farm Technologies, and Heating & Refrigeration Technologies segments. The Separation & Flow Technologies segment manufacture process-related components and machinery including notably separators, decanters, homogenizers, valves, and pumps. The Liquid & Power Technologies segment offers brewing systems, liquid processing and filling, concentration, precision fermentation, crystallization, purification, drying, powder handling, and packaging, as well as systems for emission control for dairy, beverage, food, chemical, and other industries. The Food & Health Technologies segment engages in the preparation, marination, and processing of meat, poultry, seafood, and vegan products, pasta and confectionery products, baking, slicing, packaging, and frozen food processing for food processing industry; and provides tablet presses for pharmaceutical industry. The Farm Technologies segment offers customer solution for milk production and livestock farming, which includes automatic milking and feeding system, conventional milking solutions, manure handling, and digital herd management tool. The Heating & Refrigeration Technologies segment provides energy solution in the field of industrial refrigeration and heating for an array of industries including food, beverage, dairy, and oil and gas. The company was formerly known as mg technologies ag and changed its name to GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft in 2005. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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