Indutrade AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:IDDWF – Get Free Report) and Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
93.2% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Transcat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Indutrade AB (publ) and Transcat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Indutrade AB (publ) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transcat | 4.47% | 10.62% | 5.46% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Indutrade AB (publ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Transcat | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Transcat has a consensus price target of $103.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.83%. Given Transcat’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transcat is more favorable than Indutrade AB (publ).
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Indutrade AB (publ) and Transcat’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Indutrade AB (publ) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Transcat | $230.57 million | 3.16 | $10.69 million | $1.38 | 68.75 |
Transcat has higher revenue and earnings than Indutrade AB (publ).
Summary
Transcat beats Indutrade AB (publ) on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Indutrade AB (publ)
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Indutrade AB (publ) manufactures, develops, and sells components, systems, and services to various industries worldwide. It operates through eight segments: Benelux, DACH, Finland, Flow Technology, Fluids & Mechanical Solutions, Industrial Components, Measurement & Sensor Technology, and UK. The company also provides components and systems for controlling, measuring, monitoring, and regulating flows, as well as for industrial production and maintenance; medical technology equipment; measurement instruments and systems, sensors, control and regulating technology, and monitoring equipment; and custom-manufactured products, design solutions, aftermarket and assembly services, and customization services. In addition, it provides valves, hydraulic and industrial equipment, measurement technology, construction materials, filters, pipes and pipe systems, auto repair, tools and transmission, industrial springs, water and wastewater, lighting, chemical technology, fasteners, electronics, vehicles, energy, springs, piston rings, press work, and valve channels. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is based in Kista, Sweden.
About Transcat
Transcat, Inc. provides calibration and laboratory instrument services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Service and Distribution. The Service segment offers calibration, repair, inspection, analytical qualification, preventative maintenance, consulting, and other related services. This segment also provides CalTrak, a proprietary document and asset management system that is used to manage the workflow of its calibration service centers and customers' assets; and Compliance, Control and Cost, an online customer portal that provides its customers with web-based asset management capability, as well as a safe and secure off-site archive of calibration and other service records. The Distribution segment sells and rents test, measurement, and control instruments for customers' test and measurement instrumentation needs, as well as value added services, such as calibration/certification of equipment purchase, equipment rental, used equipment for sale, and equipment kitting. This segment markets and sells its products through website, digital and print advertising, proactive outbound sales, and an inbound call center. The company provides services and products to highly regulated industries, principally life science, which includes companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other FDA-regulated industries; and additional industries, including aerospace and defense industrial manufacturing, energy and utilities, and other industries that require accuracy in processes and confirmation of the capabilities of their equipment. Transcat, Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
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