Contrasting Landis+Gyr Group (OTCMKTS:LDGYY) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE)

Landis+Gyr Group (OTCMKTS:LDGYY) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Landis+Gyr Group and Kimball Electronics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Landis+Gyr Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kimball Electronics	$1.71 billion	0.26	$20.51 million	$0.82	21.74

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Landis+Gyr Group.

Profitability

This table compares Landis+Gyr Group and Kimball Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landis+Gyr Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kimball Electronics	1.20%	6.65%	2.86%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Landis+Gyr Group and Kimball Electronics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Landis+Gyr Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Kimball Electronics	0	2	3	0	2.60

Kimball Electronics has a consensus price target of $23.25, indicating a potential upside of 30.40%. Given Kimball Electronics’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Landis+Gyr Group.

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats Landis+Gyr Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Landis+Gyr Group

Landis+Gyr Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated energy management solutions to utility sector in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Canada, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers prepayment electricity, commercial/industrial and grid, and non-smart and smart gas meters; heat and water meters and solutions; load control devices; and system deployment, and managed network solutions. It also provides various advanced metering infrastructure offerings, including software, meter data management, installation, implementation, consulting, maintenance support, and related services; and develops and provides electronic devices for analyzing electricity usage in households. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware and smart charging software comprising demand response and flexibility management, as well as cybersecurity solutions. The company was formerly known as Landis+Gyr Holding AG. Landis+Gyr Group AG was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Cham, Switzerland.

About Kimball Electronics

Kimball Electronics, Inc. engages in the provision of electronics manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain support services to customers in the automotive, medical, and industrial end markets. The Company also offers contract manufacturing services, including engineering and supply chain support for the production of electronic assemblies and other products, including non-electronic components, medical devices, medical disposables, and precision molded plastics, as well as automation, test, and inspection equipment primarily used in automotive, medical, and industrial applications. In addition, it is also involved in the production and testing of printed circuit board assemblies, as well as clean room assembly, cold chain, and product sterilization management activities. Further, the company offers design services and support, supply chain services and support, rapid prototyping and new product introduction support, product design and process validation and qualification, industrialization and automation of manufacturing processes, reliability testing, aftermarket services, drug delivery devices and solutions with and without electronics, and product life cycle management services, as well as and assembly of medical, automotive, and industrial products. It operates in the United States, China, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Thailand, India, Japan, Vietnam, and internationally. Kimball Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Jasper, Indiana.