Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH – Get Free Report) and Northgate (OTCMKTS:NGTEF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Park-Ohio and Northgate’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Park-Ohio | 1.60% | 10.55% | 2.81% |
| Northgate | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Park-Ohio and Northgate, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Park-Ohio | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Northgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Park-Ohio and Northgate”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Park-Ohio | $1.65 billion | 0.43 | $23.80 million | $1.88 | 26.27 |
| Northgate | $863.72 million | 0.83 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Park-Ohio has higher revenue and earnings than Northgate.
Volatility & Risk
Park-Ohio has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northgate has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
51.4% of Park-Ohio shares are held by institutional investors. 31.1% of Park-Ohio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Park-Ohio beats Northgate on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Park-Ohio
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. provides supply chain management outsourcing services, capital equipment, and manufactured components in the United States, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly Components, and Engineered Products. The Supply Technologies segment offers Total Supply Management that comprises engineering and design support, part usage and cost analysis, supplier selection, quality assurance, bar coding, product packaging and tracking, just-in-time and point-of-use delivery, electronic billing, and ongoing technical support services, as well as provides spare parts and aftermarket products; and production components, such as valves, fuel hose assemblies, electro-mechanical hardware, labels, fittings, steering components, and other products. This segment also engineers and manufactures precision cold-formed and cold-extruded fasteners, and other products comprising locknuts, SPAC nuts, SPAC bolts, and wheel hardware. The Assembly Components segment offers direct fuel injection fuel rails and pipes, fuel filler pipes, and flexible multi-layer plastic and rubber assemblies; turbo charging and coolant hoses; and value-added services comprising design engineering, machining, and parts assembly. The Engineered Products segment provides engineered products, including induction heating and melting systems, pipe threading systems, and forged and machined products for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, silicon, coatings, forging, foundry, automotive, and construction equipment industries; engineers and installs mechanical forging presses; sells spare parts; field services; and forges aerospace and defense structural components, such as landing gears and struts, as well as rail products comprising railcar center plates and draft lugs. Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
About Northgate
Northgate plc provides light commercial vehicle hire services in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Republic of Ireland. It also sells used vehicles; supplies other related goods and services; and offers fleet management services. The company operates a fleet of 53,000 vehicles from 77 locations in the United Kingdom; and a fleet of 40,000 vehicles from 24 locations in Spain. It serves construction and distribution, manufacturing and engineering, and business service industries, as well as local authorities, public utilities, and retailers and wholesalers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Darlington, the United Kingdom.
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