Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE – Get Free Report) and ADT (NYSE:ADT – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ADT shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Lakeland Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of ADT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Lakeland Industries and ADT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lakeland Industries | -10.87% | -6.64% | -4.13% |
| ADT | 12.12% | 19.23% | 4.50% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lakeland Industries | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| ADT | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
Lakeland Industries currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.55%. ADT has a consensus price target of $8.08, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. Given Lakeland Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lakeland Industries is more favorable than ADT.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lakeland Industries and ADT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lakeland Industries | $192.65 million | 0.53 | -$25.31 million | ($2.13) | -4.89 |
| ADT | $5.13 billion | 1.03 | $595.95 million | $0.70 | 9.56 |
ADT has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeland Industries. Lakeland Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Lakeland Industries has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADT has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ADT beats Lakeland Industries on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lakeland Industries
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks. The company provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. Lakeland Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
About ADT
ADT Inc. provides security, interactive, and smart home solutions to residential and small business customers in the United States. It operates through two segments, Consumer and Small Business, and Solar. The company provides burglar and life safety alarms, smart security cameras, smart home automation systems, and video surveillance systems. It primarily offers security designed to detect intrusion, control access, sense movement, smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, flooding, temperature, and other environmental conditions and hazards; and address personal medical emergencies, such as injuries or unanticipated falls. The company also provides automation and smart home solutions that allow customers to use their smart phones, smart phone application, or touchscreen panels in their homes to arm and disarm their security systems; record and view real-time video; and creates customized and automated schedules for connected devices; programs systems to react to defined events; integrates system with third-party connected devices, such as cameras, lights, thermostats, appliances, and garage doors, as well as offers monitoring and maintenance services. In addition, the company offers energy storage solutions, energy efficiency upgrades, and roofing services. It offers its products under the ADT, ADT Pulse, ADT+, and ADT Commercial brand names. The company was formerly known as Prime Security Services Parent, Inc. and changed its name to ADT Inc. in September 2017. ADT Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
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