Contrasting Advanced Deposition Technologies (OTCMKTS:ADTC) & Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS)

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Advanced Deposition Technologies (OTCMKTS:ADTC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Littelfuse and Advanced Deposition Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	5.66%	9.89%	6.26%
Advanced Deposition Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Advanced Deposition Technologies shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Littelfuse and Advanced Deposition Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Littelfuse	$2.32 billion	2.75	$100.19 million	$5.25	48.78
Advanced Deposition Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Littelfuse has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Deposition Technologies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Littelfuse and Advanced Deposition Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	0	3	2	1	2.67
Advanced Deposition Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Littelfuse presently has a consensus target price of $292.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Littelfuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Advanced Deposition Technologies.

Summary

Littelfuse beats Advanced Deposition Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, modules, and subassemblies in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through Electronic, Transportation, and Industrial segments. The Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient resettable fuses, electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing products, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors and diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors. This segment serves industrial motor drives and power conversion, automotive electronics, electric vehicle and related charging infrastructure, aerospace, power supplies, data centers, telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy, building and home automation, appliances, and mobile electronics markets. The Transportation segment provides blade, resettable, and high-current and high-voltage fuses, as well as battery cable protectors; fuses, switches, relays, circuit breakers, and power distribution modules; and sensor products. This segment serves heavy-duty truck, construction, agriculture, material handling, and marine. The Industrial segment offers industrial fuses, protection relays, contactors, transformers, residual current devices, ground fault circuit interrupters, residual current monitors, arc fault detection devices, and temperature sensors for use in renewable energy and energy storage systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, HVAC systems, industrial safety, non-residential construction, MRO, mining, and factory automation. It sells its products through distributors, direct sales force, and manufacturers' representatives. Littelfuse, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Advanced Deposition Technologies

Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Tahou Natural Resources Development Co., Ltd. develops oil and gas reserves in Japan. It owns approximately 743 acres of oil and gas reserves located in Atsuma-cho, Yufutsu-Gun, Iburino-Kuni, Tomakomai, and Hokkaido in Japan. The company was formerly known as Advanced Dielectric Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc. in July 1993. Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.