Hurco Companies (HURC) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Analysis

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Hurco Companies to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hurco Companies and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hurco Companies	$178.55 million	-$15.12 million	-20.24
Hurco Companies Competitors	$4.62 billion	$362.62 million	6.35

Hurco Companies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies. Hurco Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hurco Companies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hurco Companies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hurco Companies Competitors	4214	14730	18258	809	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.90%. Given Hurco Companies’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hurco Companies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurco Companies’ competitors have a beta of 5.12, indicating that their average stock price is 412% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hurco Companies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hurco Companies	-3.58%	-3.37%	-2.51%
Hurco Companies Competitors	-1,035.50%	-36.21%	-0.24%

Summary

Hurco Companies competitors beat Hurco Companies on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Hurco Companies

Hurco Companies, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells computerized machine tools and related software and control systems. Its products help manufacturers program and operate equipment for producing precision parts, including computer numerical control (CNC) milling and turning machines. The company’s offerings include CNC controls, programming software and technical support, as well as machine tools marketed under brands including Hurco, Milltronics and Takumi. Its products serve manufacturers across a range of industries and production settings.