Financial Survey: Atlas Copco (OTCMKTS:ATLKY) versus KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:KUKAY)

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:KUKAY) and Atlas Copco (OTCMKTS:ATLKY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Atlas Copco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft	1.18%	2.87%	1.06%
Atlas Copco	16.33%	32.08%	15.22%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Atlas Copco’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft	$3.89 billion	0.80	-$46.14 million	N/A	N/A
Atlas Copco	$16.28 billion	5.46	$2.64 billion	$0.56	32.61

Atlas Copco has higher revenue and earnings than KUKA Aktiengesellschaft.

Dividends

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Atlas Copco pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Atlas Copco pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Atlas Copco, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	0	N/A
Atlas Copco	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk and Volatility

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Copco has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Atlas Copco shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Atlas Copco beats KUKA Aktiengesellschaft on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KUKA Aktiengesellschaft

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, an automation company, provides robot-based automation solutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Systems, Robotics, Swisslog, Swisslog Healthcare, and China. The company manufactures and supplies industrial, collaborative, and mobile robots, as well as robot controllers, software, and digital services for industrial Internet of Things. It also offers automated guided vehicles and other automation components to production cells, turnkey systems, and networked production with the aid of cloud-based IT tools; individual system components, tools and fixtures, and automated production cells; and robot-based and modular manufacturing cells, as well as support services. In addition, the company offers automated solutions for hospitals, warehouses, and distribution centers; and warehouse management systems and healthcare systems. It serves customers in the automotive, electronics, e-commerce/retail, consumer goods, metal and plastic, healthcare, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Industrie-Werke Karlsruhe Augsburg Aktiengesellschaft and changed its name to KUKA Aktiengesellschaft in 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. KUKA Aktiengesellschaft is a subsidiary of Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V.

About Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco AB provides compressed air and gas, vacuum, energy, dewatering and industrial pump, industrial power tool, and assembly and machine vision solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. It operates through Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique, and Power Technique segments. The company offers piston compressors, oil-free tooth and scroll compressors, rotary screw compressors, oil-free blowers, oil-free centrifugal compressors, gas and process compressors, air and gas treatment equipment, expanders and pumps, and medical air solutions. It also provides oil-sealed rotary vane, dry, and liquid ring vacuum pumps; turbomolecular and cryogenic pumps; abatement and integrated systems; industrial assembly tools and solutions; self-pierce riveting solutions; adhesive dispensing and flow drill fastening equipment; material removal tools, and drills and other pneumatic products; machine vision solutions; construction and demolition tools; mobile compressors, generators, and energy storage systems; and industrial flow, portable power, portable flow, and portable air products, as well as specialty rental services. The company serves the semiconductor and flat panel, industrial manufacturing, civil engineering, demolition, exploration drilling, automotive, off-highway vehicles, electronics, aerospace, energy, food, pharmaceutical, textile, and other industries. Atlas Copco AB was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Nacka, Sweden.