Reviewing Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) and One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS)

One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS) and Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares One Stop Systems and Garmin”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
One Stop Systems	$54.69 million	4.28	-$13.63 million	($0.32)	-29.81
Garmin	$6.30 billion	6.14	$1.41 billion	$8.12	24.74

Garmin has higher revenue and earnings than One Stop Systems. One Stop Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garmin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

One Stop Systems has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares One Stop Systems and Garmin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
One Stop Systems	-11.47%	-26.14%	-17.67%
Garmin	22.63%	19.42%	15.73%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for One Stop Systems and Garmin, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
One Stop Systems	1	0	3	0	2.50
Garmin	1	2	2	1	2.50

One Stop Systems currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.14%. Garmin has a consensus target price of $244.40, suggesting a potential upside of 21.68%. Given Garmin’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Garmin is more favorable than One Stop Systems.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.7% of One Stop Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of One Stop Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Garmin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Garmin beats One Stop Systems on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About One Stop Systems

One Stop Systems, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance compute, high speed storage hardware and software, switch fabrics, and systems for edge deployments in the United States and internationally. The company's systems are built using the central processing unit, graphical processing unit, high-speed switch fabrics, and flash storage technologies. It provides custom servers, data acquisition platforms, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays, and system I/O expansion systems, as well as edge optimized industrial and panel PCs, tablets, and handheld compute devices. The company also offers ruggedized mobile tablets and handhelds that meet the specialized requirement for devices deployed at the edge in a diverse set of environmental conditions. It sells its products to multinational companies, governmental agencies, military contractors, military services, and technology providers through its website, web store, direct sales team, and original equipment manufacturer focused sales, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Escondido, California.

About Garmin

Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of wireless devices worldwide. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and fitness accessories. This segment also provides Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect Mobile, which are web and mobile platforms where users can track and analyze their fitness, activities and workouts, and wellness data; and Connect IQ, an application development platform. The company's Outdoor segment offers adventure watches, outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators, golf devices, consumer automotive devices, and dog devices, as well as InReach and Gramin response communication device. Its Aviation segment designs, manufactures, and markets various aircraft avionics solutions, including integrated flight decks, electronic flight displays and instrumentation, navigation and communication products, automatic flight control systems and safety-enhancing technologies, audio control systems, engine indication systems, traffic awareness and avoidance solutions, ADS-B and transponders, weather information and avoidance solutions, datalink and connectivity solutions, and various services. The company's Marine segment provides chartplotters and multi-function displays, cartography products, fishfinders, sonar products, autopilot systems, radars, compliant instrument displays and sensors, VHF communication radios, handhelds and wearable devices, sailing products, audio products and accessories, digital switching products, and trolling motors. Its Auto segment offers embedded domain controllers and infotainment units; and software, map database, cameras, wearables, and automotive solutions. The company sells its products through independent retailers, dealers, distributors, installation and repair shops, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as online webshop. Garmin Ltd. was founded in 1989 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.