AAON (NASDAQ:AAON – Get Free Report) and Northann (NYSE:NCL – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Northann shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of AAON shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Northann shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
AAON has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northann has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AAON | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Northann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AAON presently has a consensus price target of $126.67, suggesting a potential upside of 66.95%. Given AAON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Northann.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AAON and Northann”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AAON | $1.44 billion | 4.34 | $107.59 million | $1.92 | 39.52 |
| Northann | $15.13 million | 0.56 | -$7.13 million | ($0.29) | -0.55 |
AAON has higher revenue and earnings than Northann. Northann is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares AAON and Northann’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AAON | 8.24% | 17.32% | 9.33% |
| Northann | -26.58% | -456.34% | -30.35% |
Summary
AAON beats Northann on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AAON
AAON, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and selling air conditioning and heating equipment in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: AAON Oklahoma, AAON Coil Products, and BASX. It offers rooftop units, data center cooling solutions, cleanroom systems, chillers, packaged outdoor mechanical rooms, air handling units, makeup air units, energy recovery units, condensing units, geothermal/water-source heat pumps, coils, and controls. The company markets and sells its products to retail, manufacturing, educational, lodging, supermarket, data centers, medical and pharmaceutical, and other commercial industries. It sells its products through a network of independent manufacturer representative organizations and internal sales force, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
About Northann
Northann Corp. engages in the manufacture, wholesale, and retail of the 3D printed vinyl flooring panels and other decorative panels in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers its products under the Benchwick brand name. Northann Corp. was founded in 2013 and is based in Elk Grove, California.
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