Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC – Get Free Report) and Omron (OTCMKTS:OMRNY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Astrotech and Omron, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Astrotech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Omron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Astrotech has a beta of 4.91, indicating that its share price is 391% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omron has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
24.4% of Astrotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Omron shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Astrotech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Astrotech and Omron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Astrotech | -1,578.34% | -91.69% | -72.48% |
| Omron | 4.04% | 3.68% | 2.42% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Astrotech and Omron”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Astrotech | $910,000.00 | 11.49 | -$14.43 million | ($8.49) | -0.61 |
| Omron | $5.10 billion | 1.53 | $188.01 million | $1.05 | 35.91 |
Omron has higher revenue and earnings than Astrotech. Astrotech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Omron beats Astrotech on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Astrotech
Astrotech Corporation operates as a mass spectrometry company worldwide. It owns and licenses the intellectual property related to the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology, a platform mass spectrometry technology. The company also develops TRACER 1000, a mass spectrometer-based explosive trace detector to replace the explosives trace detectors used at airports, cargo and other secured facilities, and borders. In addition, it develops AgLAB-1000, a mass spectrometer for use in the hemp and cannabis market. Further, the company develops BreathTest-1000, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound metabolites found in a person's breath. The company was formerly known as SPACEHAB, Inc. and changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Austin, Texas.
About Omron
OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses worldwide. The Industrial Automation Business offers sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products. It also offers environmental mobility, digital devices, food and commodity, logistic and warehouse automation, medical, robotic, panel, vision, software, and traceability related solutions. The Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business provides energy, public transport, traffic safety, network protection, payment, infrastructure monitoring, management service, and DX solutions, as well as offers remote surveillance/monitoring, automation/robotics, software development, engineering/maintenance, and other services. The Healthcare Business provides cardiovascular, respiratory care, pain management, remote patient monitoring, and other solutions. The Device and Module Solutions Business offers relays, switches, connectors, and sensors. OMRON Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
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