Contrasting Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS)

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) and Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hasbro and Kandi Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hasbro	0	4	12	0	2.75
Kandi Technologies Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Hasbro presently has a consensus target price of $109.07, indicating a potential upside of 19.65%. Given Hasbro’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hasbro is more favorable than Kandi Technologies Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.8% of Hasbro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hasbro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Hasbro has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hasbro and Kandi Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hasbro	15.97%	141.11%	14.72%
Kandi Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hasbro and Kandi Technologies Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hasbro	$4.70 billion	2.73	-$322.40 million	$5.56	16.40
Kandi Technologies Group	$87.44 million	0.80	-$93.88 million	($0.30)	-2.32

Kandi Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hasbro. Kandi Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hasbro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Hasbro beats Kandi Technologies Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a toy and game company in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. The company operates through Consumer Products; Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming; Entertainment; and Corporate and Other segments. The Consumer Products segment engages in the sourcing, marketing, and sale of toy and game products. This segment also promotes its brands through the out-licensing of trademarks, characters, and other brand and intellectual property rights to third parties through the sale of branded consumer products, such as toys and apparel. Its toys and games include action figures, arts and crafts and creative play products, dolls, play sets, preschool toys, plush products, sports action blasters and accessories, vehicles and toy-related specialty products, games, and other consumer products; and licensed products, such as apparel, publishing products, home goods and electronics, and toy products. The Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment engages in the promotion of its brands through the development of trading cards, role-playing, and digital game experiences based on Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast games. The Entertainment segment engages in the development, production, and sale of entertainment content, including film, television, children's programming, digital content, and live entertainment. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, wholesalers, discount stores, specialty hobby stores, drug stores, mail order houses, catalog stores, department stores, and other traditional retailers, as well as e-commerce retailers; and directly to customers through its e-commerce websites under the MAGIC: THE GATHERING, Hasbro Gaming, PLAY-DOH, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, PEPPA PIG, and other brand names. Hasbro, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

About Kandi Technologies Group

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing electric vehicle (EV) products and parts in the People's Republic of China and the United States. It offers also off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters, as well as related parts; and battery packs and smart battery swap system. The company was formerly known as Kandi Technologies, Corp. and changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. in December 2012. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Jinhua, the People's Republic of China.