Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT – Get Free Report) and Terex (NYSE:TEX – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Kornit Digital and Terex, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kornit Digital | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
| Terex | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.75 |
Kornit Digital currently has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.28%. Terex has a consensus target price of $75.64, suggesting a potential upside of 45.32%. Given Terex’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Terex is more favorable than Kornit Digital.
Profitability
This table compares Kornit Digital and Terex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kornit Digital | -9.42% | -1.00% | -0.91% |
| Terex | 2.23% | 12.24% | 5.16% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Terex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Terex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Kornit Digital and Terex”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kornit Digital | $208.20 million | 3.57 | -$13.52 million | ($0.48) | -36.04 |
| Terex | $5.42 billion | 1.10 | $221.00 million | $1.96 | 26.55 |
Terex has higher revenue and earnings than Kornit Digital. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Terex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Kornit Digital has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terex has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Terex beats Kornit Digital on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kornit Digital
Kornit Digital Ltd. develops, designs, and markets digital printing solutions for the fashion, apparel, and home decor segments of printed textile industry in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its solutions include digital printing systems, ink and other consumables, associated software, and value-added services. The company's products and services include direct-to-garment printing platform for smaller industrial operators to mass producers; NeoPigment ink and other consumables; QuickP designer software; and system upgrade kits, maintenance and support, consulting, and professional services. It serves decorators, online businesses, brand owners, and contract printers. Kornit Digital Ltd. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
About Terex
Terex Corporation manufactures and sells aerial work platforms and materials processing machinery worldwide. It operates in two segments, Materials Processing (MP) and Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). The MP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets materials processing and specialty equipment, includes crushers, washing systems, screens, trommels, apron feeders, material handlers, pick and carry cranes, rough terrain cranes, tower cranes, wood processing, biomass and recycling equipment, concrete mixer trucks and concrete pavers, conveyors, and related components and replacement parts under the Terex, Powerscreen, Fuchs, EvoQuip, Canica, Cedarapids, CBI, Simplicity, Franna, Terex Ecotec, Finlay, ProAll, ZenRobotics, Terex Washing Systems, Terex MPS, Terex Jaques, Terex Advance, ProStack, Terex Bid-Well, MDS, and Terex Recycling Systems brands. Its products are used in construction, infrastructure, and recycling projects; quarrying and mining, and material handling applications; maintenance applications to lift equipment or material; and landscaping and biomass production industries. The AWP segment designs, manufactures, services, and markets aerial work platform equipment, utility equipment, and telehandlers under the Terex and Genie brands. Its products include portable material lifts, portable aerial work platforms, trailer-mounted articulating booms, self-propelled articulating and telescopic booms, and scissor lifts, as well as related components and replacement parts for construction and maintenance of industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential buildings and facilities, transmission and distribution lines, construction and foundation drilling applications, and other commercial operations, as well as in tree trimming and various infrastructure projects. The company offers financing solutions to assist customers in the rental, leasing, and acquisition of its products. Terex Corporation was founded in 1933 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.
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