UFPT vs. KMT, SXI, B, POWL, TNC, PLUG, EPAC, OI, HEES, and NSSC
Should you be buying UFP Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UFP Technologies include Kennametal (KMT), Standex International (SXI), Barnes Group (B), Powell Industries (POWL), Tennant (TNC), Plug Power (PLUG), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), O-I Glass (OI), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Kennametal received 229 more outperform votes than UFP Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.03% of users gave UFP Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.91% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote.
Kennametal has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Technologies. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
UFP Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $238.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.18%. Kennametal has a consensus price target of $24.20, suggesting a potential downside of 6.92%. Given Kennametal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kennametal is more favorable than UFP Technologies.
In the previous week, UFP Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UFP Technologies and 2 mentions for Kennametal. UFP Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Kennametal's score of 0.70 indicating that UFP Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
UFP Technologies has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
UFP Technologies has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 5.29%. UFP Technologies' return on equity of 17.40% beat Kennametal's return on equity.
87.3% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of UFP Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Kennametal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
UFP Technologies beats Kennametal on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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