Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) & Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR (OTCMKTS:HNHPF) Critical Analysis

Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR (OTCMKTS:HNHPF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Eastman Kodak has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Kodak	0.57%	1.72%	0.54%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eastman Kodak and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastman Kodak	$1.04 billion	0.81	$102.00 million	($0.33)	-26.49
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Eastman Kodak and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Kodak	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR	0	0	1	0	3.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eastman Kodak beats Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Sponsored GDR on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eastman Kodak

Eastman Kodak Company engages in the provision of hardware, software, consumables, and services to customers in the commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing, and entertainment markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Print, Advanced Materials and Chemicals, and Brand. The Print segment provides digital offset plate offerings and computer-to-plate imaging solutions; press systems and components under the PROSPER brand name, as well as print inks and primers under the KODAK OPTIMAX, KODACHROME, and KODAK EKTACOLOR brand names; and PRINERGY, a workflow production software, which is used by customers to manage digital and conventional print content from file creation to output. This segment offers its products to commercial industries, including commercial print, direct mail, book publishing, newspapers and magazines, décor, and packaging/labels. The Advanced Materials and Chemicals segment engages in industrial film and chemicals, motion picture, advanced materials and functional printing, and IP licensing and analytical activities. This segment also comprises the Kodak Research Laboratories, which conducts research, develops new product or new business opportunities, and files patent applications for its inventions and innovations, as well as manages licensing of its intellectual property to third parties. The Brand segment engages in the licensing of Kodak brand to third parties. The company is also involved in the operation of Eastman Business Park, a technology center and industrial complex. It sells its products and services through direct sales, third party resellers, dealers, channel partners, and distributors. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

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.