Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP – Get Free Report) and Sandvik (OTCMKTS:SDVKY – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sandvik shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Ampco-Pittsburgh and Sandvik’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ampco-Pittsburgh | -13.84% | -3.53% | -0.38% |
| Sandvik | 13.05% | 18.45% | 9.99% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ampco-Pittsburgh and Sandvik”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ampco-Pittsburgh | $434.17 million | 0.39 | -$66.07 million | ($2.93) | -2.82 |
| Sandvik | $12.34 billion | 3.62 | $1.50 billion | $1.45 | 24.54 |
Sandvik has higher revenue and earnings than Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandvik, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandvik has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ampco-Pittsburgh and Sandvik, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ampco-Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Sandvik | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.31 |
Summary
Sandvik beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ampco-Pittsburgh
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of specialty metal products and customized equipment to commercial and industrial users worldwide. The company operates through Forged and Cast Engineered Products (FCEP); and Air and Liquid Processing (ALP) segments. The FCEP segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls and, forged engineered products that are used in cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum, and other metals; cast rolls for hot strip mills, medium/heavy section mills, roughing mills, and plate mills; and forged engineered products for narrow and wide strip and aluminum mills, back-up rolls for narrow strip mills, and leveling rolls and shafts. The ALP segment produces custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils and related heat transfer products for various industries, including OEM/commercial, nuclear power generation, and industrial manufacturing; custom-designed air handling systems for institutional, pharmaceutical, and general industrial building markets; and manufacture centrifugal pumps for the fossil fueled power generation, marine defense, and industrial refrigeration industries. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
About Sandvik
Sandvik AB (publ), an engineering company, provides products and solutions for mining and rock excavation, metal cutting, and materials technology worldwide. The company offers mining and rock excavation equipment, including drill rigs and bolters, underground loaders and trucks, mechanical cutting equipment, rock tools and rock drills, and mining automation; rock processing equipment, such as crushers, screens, hydraulic breakers, demolition tools, and breaker booms. It also provides metal-cutting tools and tooling systems, and digital solutions and software; metal powder for additive manufacturing, and components made from controlled expansion alloys; and tungsten powders, as well as recycling services of secondary tungsten raw materials. The company serves aerospace, automotive, energy, general engineering, infrastructure, and mining industries. Sandvik AB (publ) was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
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