JNS (OTCMKTS:JNSH) & Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) Critical Contrast

Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) and JNS (OTCMKTS:JNSH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Powell Industries and JNS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Powell Industries	$1.01 billion	4.58	$149.85 million	$14.40	26.68
JNS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Powell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than JNS.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Powell Industries and JNS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Powell Industries	0	0	2	1	3.33
JNS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Powell Industries currently has a consensus target price of $312.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.80%. Given Powell Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than JNS.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.8% of Powell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Powell Industries has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JNS has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Powell Industries and JNS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Powell Industries	16.22%	33.16%	18.23%
JNS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Powell Industries beats JNS on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Powell Industries

Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company’s principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts. The company also provide field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, spare parts, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. It serves onshore and offshore production, liquefied natural gas facilities and terminals, pipelines, refineries, and petrochemical plants, as well as electric utility, light rail traction power, mining and metals, pulp and paper, data centers and other municipal, commercial, and industrial markets. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About JNS

JNS Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electrical design build construction services contractor in the United States. The company is based in Wheeling, Illinois.