Analyzing Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) and Hollund Industrial Marine (OTCMKTS:HIMR)

Hollund Industrial Marine (OTCMKTS:HIMR) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Hollund Industrial Marine and Parker-Hannifin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hollund Industrial Marine	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parker-Hannifin	16.58%	27.97%	13.00%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hollund Industrial Marine and Parker-Hannifin”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hollund Industrial Marine	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Parker-Hannifin	$20.99 billion	5.30	$3.53 billion	$27.42	32.16

Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Hollund Industrial Marine.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hollund Industrial Marine and Parker-Hannifin, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hollund Industrial Marine	0	0	0	0	0.00
Parker-Hannifin	0	4	17	0	2.81

Parker-Hannifin has a consensus target price of $1,012.45, suggesting a potential upside of 14.82%. Given Parker-Hannifin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Parker-Hannifin is more favorable than Hollund Industrial Marine.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Hollund Industrial Marine shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Parker-Hannifin shares are owned 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.

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Hollund Industrial Marine on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hollund Industrial Marine

Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc., a development stage company, provides integrated project development services and solutions primarily for the underwater forest management. The company’s integrated project development services comprise resource and needs assessment, permitting, environmental and project planning, logging, milling, product branding, marketing, and sales. It also provides Tiger-Lynk machine system, a robot manipulator for heavy construction and repair, forest recovery, mining, flood emergency response, diver assistance, cutting, drilling, grappling, welding, dredging, raking, heavy transport, and other remote services. The company was formerly known as Hollund Industrial, Inc. and changed its name to Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc. in July 2008. Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc. is headquartered in Blaine, Washington.

About Parker-Hannifin

Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures and sells motion and control technologies and systems for various mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. The Diversified Industrial segment offers sealing, shielding, thermal products and systems, adhesives, coatings, and noise vibration and harshness solutions; filters, systems, and diagnostics solutions to ensure purity and remove contaminants from fuel, air, oil, water, and other liquids and gases; connectors used in fluid and gas handling; and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical components and systems for builders and users of mobile and industrial machinery and equipment. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors who serve the replacement markets in manufacturing, packaging, processing, transportation, construction, refrigeration and air conditioning, agricultural, and military machinery and equipment industries. The Aerospace Systems segment offers products for use in commercial and military airframe and engine programs, such as control actuation systems and components, engine build-up ducting, engine exhaust nozzles and assemblies, engine systems and components, fluid conveyance systems and components, fuel systems and components, fuel tank inerting systems, hydraulic systems and components, lubrication components, avionics, sensors, pneumatic control components, thermal management products, fire detection and suppression systems and components, and wheels and brakes, as well as fluid metering, delivery, and atomization devices. This segment markets its products directly to OEMs and end users. The company markets its products through direct-sales employees, independent distributors, and sales representatives. Parker-Hannifin Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.