Kewaunee Scientific (NASDAQ:KEQU – Get Free Report) is one of 515 publicly-traded companies in the “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Kewaunee Scientific to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kewaunee Scientific’s competitors have a beta of 2.56, suggesting that their average share price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kewaunee Scientific | 3.41% | 14.10% | 5.55% |
| Kewaunee Scientific Competitors | -275.38% | -157.35% | -22.19% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Kewaunee Scientific and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kewaunee Scientific | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Kewaunee Scientific Competitors | 4178 | 10252 | 17860 | 789 | 2.46 |
As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 26.76%. Given Kewaunee Scientific’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kewaunee Scientific has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kewaunee Scientific and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kewaunee Scientific | $282.00 million | $9.62 million | 11.49 |
| Kewaunee Scientific Competitors | $1.88 billion | $144.09 million | 8.43 |
Kewaunee Scientific’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Kewaunee Scientific. Kewaunee Scientific is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Kewaunee Scientific competitors beat Kewaunee Scientific on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
About Kewaunee Scientific
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation designs, manufactures, and installs laboratory, healthcare, and technical furniture and infrastructure products. The company operates through two segments, Domestic and International. Its products include steel and wood casework, fume hoods, adaptable modular systems, moveable workstations, stand-alone benches, biological safety cabinets, and epoxy resin work surfaces and sinks. The company's laboratory products are used in chemistry, physics, biology, and other general science laboratories in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, chemical, commercial, educational, government, and health care markets; and technical products are used in facilities manufacturing computers and light electronics and by users of computer and networking furniture. It sells its products primarily through dealers, its subidiaries, and a national distributor. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina.
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