Contrasting Timken (NYSE:TKR) & CCSC Technology International (NASDAQ:CCTG)

CCSC Technology International (NASDAQ:CCTG) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

CCSC Technology International has a beta of -0.59, suggesting that its share price is 159% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CCSC Technology International and Timken’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CCSC Technology International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timken	6.29%	11.52%	5.58%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CCSC Technology International and Timken, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CCSC Technology International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Timken	0	6	4	0	2.40

Timken has a consensus target price of $94.89, indicating a potential downside of 3.76%. Given Timken’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Timken is more favorable than CCSC Technology International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CCSC Technology International and Timken”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CCSC Technology International	$16.88 million	0.11	-$1.41 million	N/A	N/A
Timken	$4.58 billion	1.50	$288.40 million	$4.11	23.99

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than CCSC Technology International.

Summary

Timken beats CCSC Technology International on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CCSC Technology International

CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells interconnect products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It offers original equipment manufacturer and original design manufacture interconnect products, including connectors, cables, and wire harnesses used for a range of applications in various industries, such as industrial, automotive, robotics, medical equipment, computer, network and telecommunication, and consumer products. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of CCSC Investment Limited.

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.