Head-To-Head Comparison: Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:STRCW)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:STRCW) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Twin Disc and Palladyne AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Twin Disc	2.92%	4.24%	2.09%
Palladyne AI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Twin Disc and Palladyne AI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Twin Disc	0	0	1	0	3.00
Palladyne AI	0	0	0	0	0.00

Twin Disc currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.93%. Given Twin Disc’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Twin Disc is more favorable than Palladyne AI.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Twin Disc and Palladyne AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Twin Disc	$321.40 million	0.30	$10.99 million	$0.67	10.24
Palladyne AI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Twin Disc has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI.

Summary

Twin Disc beats Palladyne AI on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Twin Disc

Twin Disc, Incorporated engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of marine and heavy duty off-highway power transmission equipment in the United States, the Netherlands, China, Australia, Italy, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Distribution. Its principal products include marine transmissions, azimuth drives, surface drives, propellers, and boat management systems, as well as power-shift transmissions, hydraulic torque converters, power take-offs, industrial clutches, and controls systems. The company also provides third-party manufactured products. It sells its products through a direct sales force and distributor network to customers primarily in the pleasure craft, commercial marine, patrol, and military marine markets, as well as in the energy and natural resources, government, agriculture, recycling, construction, oil and gas, and industrial markets. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About Palladyne AI

Palladyne AI Corp., a software company, focuses on delivering software that enhances the utility and functionality of third-party stationary and mobile robotic systems in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) software platform enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in structured and unstructured environments. The company's software platform enables robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. It serves customers from various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, defense, infrastructure maintenance and repair, energy, aerospace and aviation, and others. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.