Head to Head Contrast: Techtronic Industries (OTCMKTS:TTNDY) and Shimizu (OTCMKTS:SHMUY)

Techtronic Industries (OTCMKTS:TTNDY) and Shimizu (OTCMKTS:SHMUY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Techtronic Industries and Shimizu, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Techtronic Industries	0	1	0	0	2.00
Shimizu	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Techtronic Industries and Shimizu’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Techtronic Industries	$13.73 billion	1.88	$976.34 million	N/A	N/A
Shimizu	$14.31 billion	0.33	$367.72 million	$0.41	63.37

Techtronic Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shimizu.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Techtronic Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Techtronic Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Shimizu pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Shimizu pays out 129.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Techtronic Industries and Shimizu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Techtronic Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shimizu	0.52%	-3.04%	-1.15%

Risk & Volatility

Techtronic Industries has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shimizu has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Techtronic Industries beats Shimizu on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Techtronic Industries

Techtronic Industries Company Limited engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of power tools, outdoor power equipment, and floorcare and cleaning products in the North America, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Power Equipment, and Floorcare & Cleaning Segments. It offers power tools, power tool accessories, outdoor products, and outdoor product accessories under the MILWAUKEE, EMPIRE, AEG, RYOBI, HOMELITE, and HART brands, as well as to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. The company also provides floorcare products and accessories under the HOOVER, DIRT DEVIL, VAX, and ORECK brands, as well as to OEM customers; and offers inspection services. It serves Do-It-Yourself /Consumer, professional, and industrial users in the home improvement, repair, maintenance, construction, and infrastructure industries. Techtronic Industries Company Limited was founded in 1985 and is based in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.

About Shimizu

Shimizu Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, development, engineering, and life cycle valuation businesses in Japan and internationally. The company proposes, plans, designs, builds, repairs, manages, operates, and maintains offices, plants, schools, hospitals, and other buildings, such as nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, temples, shrines, and architectures; offers design, build, and renovation for tunnels, bridges, dams, urban infrastructure, energy facilities, and other public works; provides construction for manufacturing facilities, high-rise buildings, hospitals, bridges, subways, and other projects; and develops and rents real estate properties, including condominiums, data centers, office buildings, logistics facilities, and other properties. It also offers engineering, procurement, and construction services in solar and wind power projects, environmental clean-up engineering, turn-key order fulfillment of plants, and ICT systems and engineering projects. In addition, the company provides facility operation and management services; infrastructure management, maintenance, and concession services; and generates power using renewable energy and sells electricity, as well as involved in commercialization of smart cities and provision of services using ICT technology. Further, it engages in the lease and sale of construction equipment and materials; provision of interior finishing and rebar works; insurance agency, security, and travel agency services; supply of PCR test kits; and rental of various tower cranes, crawler cranes, and other construction machinery and equipment. Additionally, the company offers construction equipment consulting services, such as construction planning, maintenance, and management services; property and building management services; and real estate consulting and brokerage services, as well as tenant leasing services. Shimizu Corporation was founded in 1804 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.