Nano Dimension (NASDAQ:NNDM – Get Free Report) and Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Nano Dimension has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mueller Industries has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Nano Dimension and Mueller Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nano Dimension | $102.44 million | 3.21 | -$293.30 million | ($0.46) | -3.39 |
| Mueller Industries | $4.18 billion | 3.23 | $765.19 million | $3.84 | 15.91 |
Mueller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Dimension. Nano Dimension is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mueller Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
33.9% of Nano Dimension shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Nano Dimension shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Nano Dimension and Mueller Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nano Dimension | -135.18% | -24.92% | -21.49% |
| Mueller Industries | 18.25% | 25.68% | 21.80% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Nano Dimension and Mueller Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nano Dimension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Mueller Industries | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Mueller Industries has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.79%. Given Mueller Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mueller Industries is more favorable than Nano Dimension.
Summary
Mueller Industries beats Nano Dimension on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nano Dimension
Nano Dimension Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in additive manufacturing solutions in Israel and internationally. The company offers 3D printers, comprising AME systems, which are inkjet printers, that produces Hi-PEDs by depositing proprietary conductive and dielectric substances, as well as integrates in-situ capacitors, antennas, coils, transformers, and electromechanical components; micro additive manufacturing systems, a digital light processing printers (DLP) that achieves production-grade polymer and composite parts; and industrial additive manufacturing systems, that utilizes a patented foil system that fabricates ceramic and metal parts. It also provides additive electronics robotics and control systems, which includes surface-mount-technology, an electronics assembly equipment for electronic components on Hi-PEDs and PCBs, catering to various manufacturing and volume requirements; and ink delivery systems, which controls electronics, software, and ink delivery systems for digital printing. In addition, the company sells various materials that are developed in-house, including nanoparticle conductive and dielectric inks, polymer and composite resins, and ceramic and metal slurries, as well as offers software solutions for its products. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.
About Mueller Industries
Mueller Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, the Middle East, China, and Mexico. It operates through three segments: Piping Systems, Industrial Metals, and Climate. The Piping Systems segment offers copper tubes, fittings, line sets, and pipe nipples. It also resells steel pipes, brass and plastic plumbing valves, malleable iron fittings and faucets, and plumbing specialties; and supplies water tubes. This segment sells its products to wholesalers in the plumbing and refrigeration markets, distributors to the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries, building material retailers, and air-conditioning original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Industrial Metals segment manufactures brass, bronze, and copper alloy rods; plumbing brass, valves, fittings, and gas assemblies; cold-form aluminum and copper products; machining of aluminum, steel, brass, and cast iron impacts and castings; brass and aluminum forgings; brass, aluminum, and stainless-steel valves; fluid control solutions; and gas train assembles to OEMs in the industrial, construction, HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration markets. The Climate segment offers valves, protection devices, and brass fittings for various OEMs in the commercial HVAC and refrigeration markets; high-pressure components and accessories for the air-conditioning and refrigeration markets; coaxial heat exchangers and twisted tubes for the HVAC, geothermal, refrigeration, swimming pool heat pump, marine, ice machine, commercial boiler, and heat reclamation markets; and insulated HVAC flexible duct systems. Mueller Industries, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee.
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