Timken (NYSE:TKR – Get Free Report) and American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Timken and American Battery Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Timken | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.36 |
| American Battery Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Timken and American Battery Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Timken | 6.54% | 11.88% | 5.65% |
| American Battery Technology | -902.69% | -59.93% | -51.75% |
Risk and Volatility
Timken has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology has a beta of -1.42, indicating that its share price is 242% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Timken and American Battery Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Timken | $4.54 billion | 1.26 | $352.70 million | $4.23 | 19.50 |
| American Battery Technology | $5.03 million | 96.98 | -$46.76 million | ($0.51) | -7.35 |
Timken has higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology. American Battery Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Timken, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Timken beats American Battery Technology on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Timken
The Timken Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and related services in the United States and internationally. The company's Engineered Bearings segment provides various bearing products, including tapered, spherical, and cylindrical roller bearings; plain bearings, metal-polymer bearings, and rod end bearings; radial, angular, and precision ball bearings; thrust and specialty ball bearings; journal bearings; and housed or mounted bearings. This segment serves wind energy, agriculture, construction, food and beverage, metals and mining, automotive and truck, aerospace, rail, and other industries under the Timken, GGB, and Fafnir brands. Its Industrial Motion segment offers a portfolio of engineered products comprising industrial drives, automatic lubrication systems, linear motion products and systems, chains, belts, seals, couplings, filtration systems, and industrial clutches and brakes. It also provides industrial drivetrain and bearing repairing services. This segment serves a range of industries, such as solar energy, automation, construction, agriculture and turf, passenger rail, marine, aerospace, packaging and logistics, medical, and others under the Philadelphia Gear, Cone Drive, Rollon, Nadella, Groeneveld, BEKA, Diamond, Drives, Timken Belts, Spinea, Des-Case, Lagersmit, Lovejoy, and PT Tech brands. The Timken Company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
About American Battery Technology
American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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