Comparing Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) & Osram Licht (OTCMKTS:OSAGF)

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) and Osram Licht (OTCMKTS:OSAGF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bel Fuse and Osram Licht”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bel Fuse	$675.46 million	5.01	$61.54 million	$4.39	60.62
Osram Licht	$3.76 billion	16.53	-$147.08 million	($2.39)	-26.04

Bel Fuse has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Osram Licht. Osram Licht is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bel Fuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osram Licht has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bel Fuse and Osram Licht’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bel Fuse	7.84%	12.97%	5.81%
Osram Licht	-6.18%	0.79%	0.11%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Bel Fuse and Osram Licht, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bel Fuse	1	0	8	0	2.78
Osram Licht	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bel Fuse presently has a consensus target price of $321.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.81%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Osram Licht.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bel Fuse beats Osram Licht on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bel Fuse

Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company’s products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.

About Osram Licht

OSRAM Licht AG provides various lighting products and solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Opto Semiconductors, Automotive, and Digital. The company was formerly known as Kyros A AG and changed its name to OSRAM Licht AG in November 2012. OSRAM Licht AG was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. OSRAM Licht AG operates as a subsidiary of ams-OSRAM AG.