Analyzing Burnham (OTCMKTS:BURCA) and Dover (NYSE:DOV)

Burnham (OTCMKTS:BURCA) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Burnham and Dover”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burnham	$270.18 million	0.30	$11.95 million	$3.48	6.88
Dover	$7.75 billion	3.12	$2.70 billion	$16.58	10.62

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

Risk & Volatility

Burnham has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.5% of Burnham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Burnham pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Burnham pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Burnham and Dover’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burnham	5.93%	13.42%	7.49%
Dover	29.29%	18.19%	9.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Burnham and Dover, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burnham	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dover	0	5	7	0	2.58

Dover has a consensus price target of $213.9167, suggesting a potential upside of 21.48%. Given Dover’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Burnham.

Summary

Dover beats Burnham on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Burnham

Burnham Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells boilers and related heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products and accessories for residential, commercial, and industrial applications in the United States and internationally. Its residential hydronic heating products include cast iron, stainless steel, and steel boilers; cast iron and steel heat distribution products; radiators; and warm air furnaces and central air conditioning systems for the residential heating and cooling markets, including units for the manufactured housing industry. The company's commercial and industrial heating products comprise a range of cast iron, stainless steel, fire tube, water tube, copper tube boilers, and water heaters; and boiler room accessories that are used for various applications, such as military bases, multi-unit residential buildings, health care, government, education, and hospital facilities. The company sells its residential products through wholesale distributors to builders, heating contractors, fuel dealers, and utilities for resale to end-use customers; and commercial products primarily through independent sales representatives, directly to contractors, or end users. Burnham Holdings, Inc. is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

About Dover

Dover Corporation provides equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide. The company's Engineered Products segment provides various equipment, component, software, solution, and services that are used in vehicle aftermarket, waste handling, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market. This segment offers manual and power clamp, rotary and linear mechanical indexer, conveyor, pick and place unit, glove port, and manipulator, as well as end-of-arm robotic gripper, slide, and end effector; winches, hoists, bearings, drives, and electric monitoring system; and radio frequency and microwave filters and switches, and signal intelligence solutions. Its Clean Energy & Fueling segment offers component, equipment, and software and service solution enabling safe storage and transport of fuel, cryogenic gases, and hazardous fluids, as well as operation of retail fueling and vehicle wash establishment. The company's Imaging & Identification segment provides precision marking and coding, product traceability equipment, brand protection, and digital textile printing equipment and solution, as well as related consumable, software, and service to packaged and consumer goods, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, fashion and apparel, and other end-market. Its Pumps & Process Solutions segment manufactures specialty pump, connector, flow meter, fluid connecting solution, plastics and polymer processing equipment, and engineered components for rotating and reciprocating machines. The company's Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment manufactures refrigeration system, refrigeration display case, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer door, and brazed plate heat exchanger for industrial heating and cooling, and residential climate control applications. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.