Head to Head Survey: MultiSensor AI (NASDAQ:MSAI) & Omron (OTCMKTS:OMRNY)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.1% of Omron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of MultiSensor AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.8% of MultiSensor AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Omron and MultiSensor AI’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%
MultiSensor AI	-141.70%	-36.08%	-31.31%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Omron and MultiSensor AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omron	0	2	0	0	2.00
MultiSensor AI	1	1	0	0	1.50

Volatility and Risk

Omron has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiSensor AI has a beta of -0.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Omron	$5.10 billion	1.41	$188.01 million	$1.05	33.27
MultiSensor AI	$6.27 million	1.50	-$11.71 million	($5.62)	-0.76

Omron has higher revenue and earnings than MultiSensor AI. MultiSensor AI 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 MultiSensor AI on 9 of the 12 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 MultiSensor AI

MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes multi-sensor systems for thermographic and other use in various industrial applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers sensor devices ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, fixed-mounted pan-tilt-zoom single- and multi-sensor camera standalone systems, and mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. It also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers operating in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility, and oil and gas sectors. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.