Head to Head Survey: Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) & Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR (OTCMKTS:HNHPF)

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR (OTCMKTS:HNHPF) and Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flux Power has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR and Flux Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flux Power	$66.43 million	0.46	-$6.67 million	($0.45)	-3.16

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flux Power.

Profitability

This table compares Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR and Flux Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flux Power	-11.92%	N/A	-20.04%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.0% of Flux Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Flux Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR and Flux Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	0	0	1	0	3.00
Flux Power	2	0	3	0	2.20

Flux Power has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 322.54%. Given Flux Power’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flux Power is more favorable than Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR.

Summary

Flux Power beats Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. provides electronic OEM services. The company offers consumer electronics comprising of television sets, game consoles, set-top boxes, and speakers. It also provides cloud networking products consisting of routers, servers, edge computing, data centers, and satellite communications and other related equipment. In addition, the company offers desktop computers, notebook computers, tablets, business machines, printers, etc. Further, it provides connectors, precision optical components, lenses, electronic components, semiconductor products, automotive electronic parts, cutting tools/mold fixtures, and mechanical equipment. The company operates in Taiwan, Mainland China, India, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

About Flux Power

Flux Power Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary Flux Power, Inc., designs, develops, manufactures, and sells lithium-ion energy storage solutions for lift trucks, airport ground support equipment, and other industrial and commercial applications in the North America. It offers battery management system (BMS) that provides cell balancing, charging, discharging, monitoring, and communication between the pack and the forklift. The company also provides 24-volt onboard chargers for its Class 3 Walkie pallet packs; and smart wall mounted chargers to interface with its BMS. It sells its products directly to small companies and end-users, as well as through original equipment manufacturers, lift equipment dealers, and battery distributors. The company is headquartered in Vista, California.