GEA Group (OTCMKTS:GEAGF) vs. Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Head-To-Head Analysis

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) and GEA Group (OTCMKTS:GEAGF) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kawasaki Heavy Industries and GEA Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kawasaki Heavy Industries	$15.35 billion	0.79	$713.84 million	$0.26	21.15
GEA Group	$6.22 billion	2.05	$468.41 million	$2.56	30.54

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has higher revenue and earnings than GEA Group. Kawasaki Heavy Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GEA Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kawasaki Heavy Industries and GEA Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kawasaki Heavy Industries	0	3	0	0	2.00
GEA Group	0	1	0	1	3.00

Profitability

This table compares Kawasaki Heavy Industries and GEA Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kawasaki Heavy Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
GEA Group	7.70%	18.21%	7.52%

Volatility & Risk

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GEA Group has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GEA Group beats Kawasaki Heavy Industries on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts. The company also manufactures railway cars; a range of rolling stocks, including Shinkansen, electric cars, passenger coaches, freight cars, locomotives, diesel locomotives, and transit systems. In addition, it engages in the production and sale of energy-related machinery and systems, marine machinery and systems, industrial equipment, and environmental equipment. Further, the company manufactures and supplies motorcycles, off-road four wheelers, watercrafts, general-purpose gasoline engines, etc. Additionally, it manufactures and sells pumps, motors, valves, and various hydraulic machinery, as well as assembles hydraulic systems; and industrial robots for use in welding, assembly, handling, painting, and palletization for various industries, including automotive and electronics industries. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.