Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX – Get Free Report) and Techprecision (NASDAQ:TPCS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Century Aluminum and Techprecision, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Century Aluminum | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Techprecision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Century Aluminum presently has a consensus target price of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.50%. Given Century Aluminum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Techprecision.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Century Aluminum | $2.22 billion | 0.87 | $336.80 million | $1.18 | 17.55 |
| Techprecision | $31.59 million | 1.16 | -$7.04 million | ($0.89) | -4.21 |
Century Aluminum has higher revenue and earnings than Techprecision. Techprecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, meaning that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Techprecision has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Techprecision shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Techprecision shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Century Aluminum and Techprecision’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Century Aluminum | 5.17% | 19.06% | 6.43% |
| Techprecision | -24.07% | -97.70% | -23.19% |
Summary
Century Aluminum beats Techprecision on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Century Aluminum
Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates an alumina production facility in Iceland, and a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About Techprecision
TechPrecision Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells precision, fabricated, and machined metal structural components and systems in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Ranor and Stadco. It provides custom components for ships, submarines, military helicopters, aerospace equipment, components for nuclear power plants, and components for medical systems. The company also provides support services to its manufacturing capabilities comprising manufacturing engineering, quality control, materials procurement, production control, and final assembly. Its finished products are used various markets, including defense, aerospace, nuclear, medical, and precision industrial. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Westminster, Massachusetts.
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