Critical Review: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR (OTCMKTS:HNHPF) vs. Spectris (OTCMKTS:SEPJY)

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR (OTCMKTS:HNHPF) and Spectris (OTCMKTS:SEPJY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR and Spectris”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	$213.33 billion	0.56	$4.75 billion	N/A	N/A
Spectris	$1.66 billion	3.05	$298.52 million	N/A	N/A

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR has higher revenue and earnings than Spectris.

Profitability

This table compares Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR and Spectris’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spectris	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR and Spectris, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	0	0	1	0	3.00
Spectris	0	1	0	0	2.00

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.09%. Given Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR is more favorable than Spectris.

Summary

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR beats Spectris on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. provides electronic OEM services. The company offers consumer electronics comprising of television sets, game consoles, set-top boxes, and speakers. It also provides cloud networking products consisting of routers, servers, edge computing, data centers, and satellite communications and other related equipment. In addition, the company offers desktop computers, notebook computers, tablets, business machines, printers, etc. Further, it provides connectors, precision optical components, lenses, electronic components, semiconductor products, automotive electronic parts, cutting tools/mold fixtures, and mechanical equipment. The company operates in Taiwan, Mainland China, India, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

About Spectris

Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments. Spectris Dynamics segment offers differentiated sensing, data acquisition, analysis modelling, and simulation solutions for product development and enhance product performance. The Other segment operates high-value precision in-line sensing and monitoring businesses. It serves life sciences/pharmaceuticals, technology-led industrials, automotive, electronics and semiconductor, academic research, and other markets, as well as metals, minerals, and mining. The company was formerly known as Fairey Group plc and changed its name to Spectris plc in May 2001. Spectris plc was incorporated in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.