Coda Octopus Group (NASDAQ:CODA – Get Free Report) and V2X (NYSE:VVX – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.1% of Coda Octopus Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of V2X shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of Coda Octopus Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of V2X shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Coda Octopus Group has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, V2X has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Coda Octopus Group and V2X, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Coda Octopus Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| V2X | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2.36 |
Coda Octopus Group currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.51%. V2X has a consensus target price of $86.90, indicating a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Coda Octopus Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Coda Octopus Group is more favorable than V2X.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Coda Octopus Group and V2X”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Coda Octopus Group | $26.56 million | 3.87 | $4.13 million | $0.44 | 20.73 |
| V2X | $4.48 billion | 0.51 | $77.88 million | $2.90 | 25.29 |
V2X has higher revenue and earnings than Coda Octopus Group. Coda Octopus Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than V2X, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Coda Octopus Group and V2X’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Coda Octopus Group | 17.64% | 8.32% | 7.58% |
| V2X | 1.88% | 17.52% | 6.00% |
About Coda Octopus Group
Coda Octopus Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, sells, and rentals underwater technologies and equipment for real time 3D imaging, mapping, defense, and survey applications in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through two segments, Marine Engineering Business and Marine Technology Business. The company's solutions include geophysical systems; GNSS-aided navigation systems (attitude and positioning systems); real time volumetric imaging sonar products; and diver augmented vision display systems. It also offers GeoSurvey, a software and hardware package for acquisition and processing of sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler data in oil and gas companies; DA4G, a geophysical hardware; and Survey Engine, a software product that provides post-processing solutions for sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler data. In addition, the company offers 3D/4D/5D/6D imaging sonar technology under the Echoscope and Echoscope PIPE name; diving technology under the CodaOctopus DAVD; and operates as a sub-contractor for defense contractors, as well as supplies sub-assemblies for broader mission critical defense systems. It markets and sells its technology solutions for the subsea and underwater markets. Coda Octopus Group, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
About V2X
V2X, Inc. provides critical mission solutions and support services to defense clients worldwide. It offers a suite of integrated solutions across the operations and logistics, aerospace, training, and technology markets to national security, defense, civilian, and international clients. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia.
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