Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK – Get Free Report) and Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
Oshkosh pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Omega Flex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Oshkosh pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Omega Flex pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oshkosh has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Omega Flex has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Oshkosh and Omega Flex”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oshkosh | $10.42 billion | 0.80 | $647.00 million | $8.74 | 15.53 |
| Omega Flex | $96.59 million | 2.63 | $14.83 million | $1.19 | 21.13 |
Oshkosh has higher revenue and earnings than Omega Flex. Oshkosh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omega Flex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Oshkosh and Omega Flex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oshkosh | 5.24% | 12.95% | 5.86% |
| Omega Flex | 12.27% | 14.26% | 11.54% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Oshkosh and Omega Flex, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oshkosh | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2.59 |
| Omega Flex | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Oshkosh currently has a consensus target price of $165.79, suggesting a potential upside of 22.11%. Given Oshkosh’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oshkosh is more favorable than Omega Flex.
Volatility & Risk
Oshkosh has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Flex has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.4% of Oshkosh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Omega Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Oshkosh shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Oshkosh beats Omega Flex on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oshkosh
Oshkosh Corporation provides purpose-built vehicles and equipment worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Access, Defense, and Vocational segment. Its Access Equipment segment design and manufacture aerial work platform and telehandlers for use in construction, industrial, and maintenance applications; offers financing and leasing solutions including rental fleet loans, leases, and floor plan and retail financing; and towing and recovery equipment, which includes carriers, wreckers, and rotators, as well as provides equipment installation and sale of chassis and service parts. The Defense segment engages in the manufacture and sale of heavy, medium, and light tactical wheeled vehicles and related services for department of defense. Its Vocational segment offers custom and commercial firefighting equipment, fire apparatus, and emergency vehicles, including pumpers, aerial platform, ladder and tiller trucks, and tankers; light, medium, and heavy-duty rescue vehicles; and wildland rough terrain response, bomb squad, hazardous materials control vehicles, mobile command and control centers, and other emergency response vehicles. Additionally, this segment produces and sells custom and commercial firefighting vehicles, as well as command vehicles, ARFF vehicles; design and manufacture refuse collection vehicles for waste services industry; front discharge concrete mixers for the concrete ready-mix industry; and field service vehicles and truck-mounted cranes for construction, equipment dealer, building supply, utility, tire service, railroad, and mining industries. Further, the company provides its products through direct sales representatives, dealers, and distributors. Oshkosh Corporation was formerly known as Oshkosh Truck Corporation. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
About Omega Flex
Omega Flex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells flexible metal hoses and accessories in North America and internationally. It offers flexible gas piping for use in residential and commercial buildings; fittings; containment pining; and corrugated medical tubing for use in hospitals, ambulatory care centers, dental, physician and veterinary clinics, laboratories, and other facilities. The company sells its products under the TracPipe, CounterStrike, AutoSnap, AutoFlare, DoubleTrac, DEF-Trac, and MediTrac brand names. It serves various markets, including construction, manufacturing, transportation, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The company sells its products through independent sales representatives, distributors, fabricating distributors, wholesalers, original equipment manufacturers, and direct sales, as well as through its website. The company was formerly known as Tofle America, Inc. and changed its name to Omega Flex, Inc. in 1996. Omega Flex, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 and is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
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