Analyzing iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) & RoboGroup T.E.K. (OTCMKTS:ROBOF)

RoboGroup T.E.K. (OTCMKTS:ROBOF) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares RoboGroup T.E.K. and iRobot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RoboGroup T.E.K.	N/A	N/A	N/A
iRobot	-38.11%	-222.50%	-35.83%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RoboGroup T.E.K. and iRobot”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RoboGroup T.E.K.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
iRobot	$633.40 million	0.24	-$145.52 million	($7.98)	-0.61

RoboGroup T.E.K. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iRobot.

Risk & Volatility

RoboGroup T.E.K. has a beta of 420.29, indicating that its share price is 41,929% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRobot has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for RoboGroup T.E.K. and iRobot, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RoboGroup T.E.K.	0	0	0	0	0.00
iRobot	0	1	0	0	2.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.4% of iRobot shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of iRobot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About RoboGroup T.E.K.

RoboGroup T.E.K. Ltd. engages in the robotics, motion control, and technology education business in Israel. The company develops, manufactures, and markets training products and e-learning systems, as well as engineering and manufacturing technology training systems; and designs and implements technology laboratories for the education system. It also develops, markets, and distributes Coderz platform products, an experiential, gaming-based digital platform for science and virtual robotics competitions through virtual robots, programming languages, challenging arenas, and curricula designed for learners of various levels and ages in the general science and technology education, and home education markets. In addition, the company markets and sells products from third parties; and offers upgrading and installing services. It offers its products under the Intelitek, Robotec, and CoderZ brands. The company was formerly known as Eshed Robotec (1982) Ltd. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.

About iRobot

iRobot Corporation designs, builds, and sells robots and home innovation products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and internationally. The company offers floor care products, including Roomba floor vacuuming robots; Roomba accessories and consumables, such as the Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal, replacement dirt disposal bags for the Clean Base, filters, brushes, and batteries; Braava family of automatic floor mopping robots; and Braava accessories and consumables, which include cleaning solution, washable and disposable mopping pads, replacement tanks, and batteries, as well as subscription services. It also provides Root robots for coding, discovery, and play; Roomba Combo mopping and vacuuming robot; and accessories, including robot vacuum and mop, handheld vacuum, and air purifier, educational coding robot, and accessory bundles. The company sells its products through chain stores and other national retailers, value- added distributors, and resellers, as well as through its website and app, and e-commerce websites. iRobot Corporation was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.