Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) vs. Nitto Denko (OTCMKTS:NDEKY) Head-To-Head Survey

Nitto Denko (OTCMKTS:NDEKY) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Nitto Denko and Ero Copper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nitto Denko	12.91%	12.60%	9.90%
Ero Copper	3.67%	11.30%	5.62%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Nitto Denko has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nitto Denko and Ero Copper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nitto Denko	$6.34 billion	2.20	$708.49 million	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	$464.13 million	2.64	$92.80 million	$0.17	69.47

Nitto Denko has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Nitto Denko and Ero Copper, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nitto Denko	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ero Copper	0	0	8	2	3.20

Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 122.97%. Given Ero Copper’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Nitto Denko.

Summary

Ero Copper beats Nitto Denko on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nitto Denko

Nitto Denko Corporation primarily engages in the adhesive tapes business in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. It provides double sided tapes, surface protective films, sealing materials, masking tapes, membranes, FPD/touch panel related products, gasket materials, semiconductor manufacturing process products, flexible printed circuit boards, porous films/breathable materials, and packaging tapes. The company also offers functional thermal transfer systems, such as labels, barcode label printers, and label printing software; tapes for electrical and electronic equipment; dust removal products for clean rooms; fluoroplastic sheets and tapes, and fluoroplastic porous films; and materials for housing and construction. In addition, it provides medical products, including transdermal therapeutic systems, athletic tapes, medical adhesive tapes for wearable devices and body sensors, adhesive tapes, and particles for nucleic acid synthesis. The company offers its products to automotive and transportation, housing/housing equipment, infrastructure, material, home appliance and electrical, display, electronic device, medical, packaging, and consumer/personal care industries. Nitto Denko Corporation was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

About Ero Copper

Ero Copper Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and production of mining projects in Brazil. The company is involved in the production and sale of copper concentrate from the Caraíba operations located in the Curaçá Valley, northeastern Bahia state, Brazil, as well as gold and silver by-products. It also holds 100% interests in the Tucumã project, a copper development project located within southeastern Pará state; and the Xavantina Operations located in Mato Grosso state. Ero Copper Corp. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.