Financial Contrast: HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU) versus Kadant (NYSE:KAI)

HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares HUHUTECH International Group and Kadant’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HUHUTECH International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kadant	9.96%	11.97%	7.41%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kadant shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

HUHUTECH International Group has a beta of -1.64, meaning that its stock price is 264% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for HUHUTECH International Group and Kadant, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HUHUTECH International Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Kadant	0	2	1	0	2.33

Kadant has a consensus target price of $340.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.86%. Given Kadant’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than HUHUTECH International Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HUHUTECH International Group and Kadant”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HUHUTECH International Group	$18.15 million	11.37	-$1.93 million	N/A	N/A
Kadant	$1.05 billion	3.23	$111.60 million	$8.65	33.35

Kadant has higher revenue and earnings than HUHUTECH International Group.

Summary

Kadant beats HUHUTECH International Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HUHUTECH International Group

HUHUTECH International Group, Inc. designs and provides customized high-purity gas and chemical production system and equipment. The company was founded by Yu Jun Xiao on July 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Wuxi City, China.

About Kadant

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, industrial automation and control, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and baling products; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company markets and sells its products, services, and systems through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.