Head to Head Contrast: Axion Power International (OTCMKTS:AXPWQ) vs. Fabrinet (NYSE:FN)

Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and Axion Power International (OTCMKTS:AXPWQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Fabrinet and Axion Power International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fabrinet	9.77%	18.16%	12.86%
Axion Power International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Fabrinet has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axion Power International has a beta of -9.96, indicating that its share price is 1,096% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fabrinet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Axion Power International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fabrinet and Axion Power International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fabrinet	$3.42 billion	5.02	$332.53 million	$9.71	49.30
Axion Power International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than Axion Power International.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Fabrinet and Axion Power International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fabrinet	0	3	6	1	2.80
Axion Power International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fabrinet presently has a consensus price target of $469.88, indicating a potential downside of 1.84%. Given Axion Power International’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axion Power International is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Summary

Fabrinet beats Axion Power International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet provides optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company offers a range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities in the manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, printed circuit board assembly, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly, and testing. Its products include switching products, including reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers, optical amplifiers, modulators, and other optical components and modules that enable network managers to route voice, video, and data communications traffic through fiber optic cables at various wavelengths, speeds, and over various distances. The company's products also comprise tunable lasers, transceivers, and transponders; and active optical cables, which provide high-speed interconnect capabilities for data centers and computing clusters, as well as Infiniband, Ethernet, fiber channel, and optical backplane connectivity. In addition, it provides solid state, diode-pumped, gas, and fiber lasers used in semiconductor processing, biotechnology and medical device, metrology, and material processing industries; and differential pressure, micro-gyro, fuel, and other sensors used in automobiles, as well as non-contact temperature measurement sensors for the medical industry. Further, the company designs and fabricates application-specific crystals, lenses, prisms, mirrors, laser components, and substrates; and other custom and standard borosilicate, clear fused quartz, and synthetic fused silica glass products. It serves original equipment manufacturers of optical communication components, modules and sub-systems, industrial lasers, automotive components, medical devices, and sensors. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.

About Axion Power International

Axion Power International, Inc. focuses on PbC battery technology business. It offers hybrid asymmetric energy storage devices. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Boardman, Ohio.