THT Heat Transfer Technology (OTCMKTS:THTI) vs. Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Head to Head Survey

THT Heat Transfer Technology (OTCMKTS:THTI) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for THT Heat Transfer Technology and Kadant, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
THT Heat Transfer Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kadant	0	1	1	0	2.50

Kadant has a consensus price target of $340.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.51%. Given Kadant’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than THT Heat Transfer Technology.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares THT Heat Transfer Technology and Kadant”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
THT Heat Transfer Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kadant	$1.05 billion	3.41	$111.60 million	$8.98	33.95

Kadant has higher revenue and earnings than THT Heat Transfer Technology.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of THT Heat Transfer Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Kadant shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares THT Heat Transfer Technology and Kadant’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
THT Heat Transfer Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kadant	10.34%	12.62%	7.66%

Summary

Kadant beats THT Heat Transfer Technology on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About THT Heat Transfer Technology

THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. engages in the manufacture and trading of plate heat exchangers and related products. It offers plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. The company was founded on August 7, 2006 and is headquartered in Siping, China.

About Kadant

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, industrial automation and control, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and baling products; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company markets and sells its products, services, and systems through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.