Analyzing Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) and Tennant (NYSE:TNC)

Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) and Tennant (NYSE:TNC) 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, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nauticus Robotics and Tennant”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nauticus Robotics	$4.08 million	0.35	-$40.83 million	($329.27)	-0.00
Tennant	$1.20 billion	0.93	$43.80 million	$1.02	64.18

Tennant has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics. Nauticus Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tennant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Nauticus Robotics and Tennant’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nauticus Robotics	-1,758.70%	-1,067.00%	-81.40%
Tennant	1.50%	13.32%	6.07%

Risk & Volatility

Nauticus Robotics has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tennant has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.5% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Tennant shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Tennant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Nauticus Robotics and Tennant, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nauticus Robotics	1	0	0	0	1.00
Tennant	1	2	1	0	2.00

Tennant has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.00%. Given Tennant’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tennant is more favorable than Nauticus Robotics.

Summary

Tennant beats Nauticus Robotics on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nauticus Robotics

Nauticus Robotics, Inc. develops ocean robots, cloud software, and services to the ocean industry. The company offers Aquanaut, an autonomous underwater vehicle with sensor suite, which provides capability to observe and inspect subsea assets or other subsea features; Olympic Arm, an all-electric manipulator designed for a variety of intervention tasks on work class remotely operated vehicles; and ToolKITT, a software platform, which consists of interrelated products for ocean sensing, manipulation, autonomous behaviors, survey, search and recovery, and manual intervention. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Webster, Texas.

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.