Critical Comparison: Timken (NYSE:TKR) & Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products (OTCMKTS:BSTK)

Timken (NYSE:TKR) and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products (OTCMKTS:BSTK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Timken and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	0	8	4	0	2.33
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

Timken presently has a consensus price target of $82.91, suggesting a potential upside of 7.58%. Given Timken’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Timken is more favorable than Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products.

Volatility and Risk

Timken has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products has a beta of -2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 304% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Timken and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Timken	$4.54 billion	1.18	$352.70 million	$4.23	18.22
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products.

Profitability

This table compares Timken and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timken	6.54%	11.88%	5.65%
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Timken beats Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Timken

The Timken Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and related services in the United States and internationally. The company's Engineered Bearings segment provides various bearing products, including tapered, spherical, and cylindrical roller bearings; plain bearings, metal-polymer bearings, and rod end bearings; radial, angular, and precision ball bearings; thrust and specialty ball bearings; journal bearings; and housed or mounted bearings. This segment serves wind energy, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, metals and mining, automotive and truck, aerospace, rail, and other industries under the Timken, GGB, and Fafnir brands. Its Industrial Motion segment offers a portfolio of engineered products comprising industrial drives, automatic lubrication systems, linear motion products and systems, chains, belts, seals, couplings, filtration systems, and industrial clutches and brakes. It also provides industrial drivetrain and bearing repairing services. This segment serves a range of industries, such as solar energy, automation, construction, agriculture and turf, passenger rail, marine, aerospace, packaging and logistics, medical, and others under the Philadelphia Gear, Cone Drive, Rollon, Nadella, Groeneveld, BEKA, Diamond, Drives, Timken Belts, Spinea, Des-Case, Lagersmit, Lovejoy, and PT Tech brands. The Timken Company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.

About Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products

Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, Inc. designs and manufactures tactical lighting products and solutions for the military, law enforcement, hunting, camping, outdoor recreation, and marine safety markets in the United States. The company provides Tactical Blue Dot series products, perimeter infrared intrusion security alert products, adhesive light strips, remote pressure switches, rolling illuminated distraction and disorientation devices, baton integrated lights, duty light cameras, basic tactical lights, observation cameras, police cycle and traffic safety gloves, executive precision lighting instruments, and helmet light attachment systems, as well as accessories, such as holsters, color lenses, and batteries. It also offers outdoor adventure and recreation products, including rechargeable lighted dog collars and leashes, adhesive light strips, outdoor adventure signal safety packs, camp alert perimeter security and survival signaling systems, and sport gloves; and citizens safety products comprising personal protection systems, personal alarms, and anodized aluminum LED multi-tools, as well as tactical flashlight instructor courses. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Plymouth, Massachusetts.