Tennant (NYSE:TNC) & ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) Head to Head Analysis

Tennant (NYSE:TNC) and ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tennant and ZJK Industrial”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tennant	$1.29 billion	1.05	$83.70 million	$2.92	25.52
ZJK Industrial	$37.81 million	3.25	$3.68 million	N/A	N/A

Tennant has higher revenue and earnings than ZJK Industrial.

Profitability

This table compares Tennant and ZJK Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tennant	4.42%	16.55%	8.65%
ZJK Industrial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Tennant has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZJK Industrial has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Tennant and ZJK Industrial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tennant	0	2	1	0	2.33
ZJK Industrial	1	0	0	0	1.00

Tennant presently has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.90%. Given Tennant’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Tennant is more favorable than ZJK Industrial.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.3% of Tennant shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Tennant shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tennant beats ZJK Industrial on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tennant

Tennant Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets floor cleaning equipment in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers a suite of products, including floor maintenance and cleaning equipment, detergent-free and other sustainable cleaning technologies, aftermarket parts and consumables, equipment maintenance and repair services, and asset management solutions. It provides business solutions, such as financing, rental, and leasing programs, as well as machine-to-machine asset management solutions. The company offers its products under the Tennant, Nobles, Alfa Uma Empresa Tennant, IPC, Gaomei, and Rongen brands, as well as private-label brands. Its products are used in retail establishments and distribution centers; factories and warehouses; and public venues, such as arenas and stadiums, office buildings, schools and universities, hospitals and clinics, and other environments. The company markets its products to contract cleaners and businesses through direct sales and service organizations, as well as through a network of authorized distributors. Tennant Company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

About ZJK Industrial

ZJK Industrial Co. Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specialized in manufacturing and sale of precision fasteners, structural parts and other precision metal parts products applied in a variety of industries, including intelligent electronic equipment, new energy vehicles, aerospace, energy storage systems and liquid cooling systems used in artificial intelligence supercomputers. ZJK Industrial Co. Ltd. is based in Shenzhen, China.