Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD – Get Free Report) and CVD Equipment (NASDAQ:CVV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Taylor Devices and CVD Equipment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Taylor Devices | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| CVD Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Taylor Devices and CVD Equipment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Taylor Devices | $47.65 million | 4.82 | $9.41 million | $3.15 | 23.15 |
| CVD Equipment | $26.88 million | 1.11 | -$1.90 million | ($0.02) | -214.00 |
Taylor Devices has higher revenue and earnings than CVD Equipment. CVD Equipment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVD Equipment has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of CVD Equipment shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of CVD Equipment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Taylor Devices and CVD Equipment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Taylor Devices | 20.75% | 15.75% | 13.88% |
| CVD Equipment | -0.66% | -0.72% | -0.60% |
Summary
Taylor Devices beats CVD Equipment on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Taylor Devices
Taylor Devices, Inc. engages in design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in machinery, equipment, and structures in the United States, Asia, and internationally. Its products include seismic dampers that are designed to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on structures; Fluidicshoks, which are compact shock absorbers primarily used in defense, aerospace, and commercial industries; and crane and industrial buffers, which are larger versions of the Fluidicshoks for industrial application on cranes and crane trolleys, truck docks, ladle and ingot cars, ore trolleys, and train car stops. The company's products also comprise self-adjusting shock absorbers that include versions of Fluidicshoks, and crane and industrial buffers, which automatically adjust to various impact conditions and are designed for high cycle application primarily in the heavy industry; liquid die springs that are used as component parts of machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of tools and dies; vibration dampers, which are primarily used by aerospace and defense industries to control the response of electronics and optical systems subjected to air, ship, or spacecraft vibration; machined springs used in the aerospace applications; and custom actuators for special aerospace and defense applications. It markets its products through a network of sales representatives and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in North Tonawanda, New York.
About CVD Equipment
CVD Equipment Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells equipment to develop and manufacture materials and coatings in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: CVD Equipment, Stainless Design Concepts, and CVD Materials. The CVD Equipment segment offers chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor transport, and thermal process equipment under the FirstNano brand for various markets, such as high power electronics, aerospace advanced materials for gas turbine jet engines, and nanomaterials used in batteries, as well as semiconductors, LEDs, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, solar cells, and other industrial and research applications. The Stainless Design Concepts segment provides ultra-high purity gas and chemical delivery control systems, including gas cylinder storage cabinets, custom gas and chemical delivery systems, gas and liquid valve manifold boxes, and gas isolation boxes for semiconductor fabrication processes, aerospace, solar cells, LEDs, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, and industrial applications. The CVD Materials segment offers products related to advanced materials and coatings, such as MesoPlasma printing services and products comprising heaters, antennas, and sensors to aerospace, satellite, power generation, defense, and other markets. The company also provides annealing, diffusion, and low pressure chemical vapor deposition furnaces; and standard and custom fabricated quartz-ware used in its equipment and other customer tools. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Central Islip, New York.
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