Head to Head Contrast: Nolato AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:NLTBF) versus Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI)

Nolato AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:NLTBF) and Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Nolato AB (publ) and Valmont Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nolato AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Valmont Industries	3.44%	20.69%	9.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nolato AB (publ) and Valmont Industries’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nolato AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Valmont Industries	$4.17 billion	1.03	$143.48 million	$6.74	31.57

Valmont Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Nolato AB (publ).

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.4% of Nolato AB (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Valmont Industries shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Nolato AB (publ) and Valmont Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nolato AB (publ)	0	0	2	0	3.00
Valmont Industries	0	1	2	0	2.67

Valmont Industries has a consensus target price of $262.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.13%. Given Valmont Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Valmont Industries is more favorable than Nolato AB (publ).

Summary

Valmont Industries beats Nolato AB (publ) on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nolato AB (publ)

Nolato AB (publ) develops, manufactures, and sells plastic, silicone, and thermoplastic elastomer products for medical technology, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics, telecom, automotive, hygiene, and other industrial sectors in Sweden, Other Nordic countries, Asia, Rest of Europe, and North America, and internationally. The company offers consumables and reusable labware for clinical, chemical, forensic, research, and industrial testing laboratories; develops and supports injection molding and assembly of products; laboratory products, including microtubes, deep-well plates, pipettes, containers and lids, spoons, and cups; breathing bags and catheter balloons; assemblies and post-processing services; and products for primary pharmaceutical packaging, as well as for solids, creams, and ophthalmic products. It designs, develops, and produces advanced components, subsystems, and ready-packaged electronics products, such as laser applications and ceramics, fitness trackers, loudspeaker systems, thermostats, webcams, and vaporiser heating; plastic components, conductive silicone, and thermal interface materials for telecom industry; develops, produces, and assemblies automotive products; EMI shielding, thermal interface materials, and silicone sealing and damping solutions; and supplies plastic components and assemblies for coffee machines and blenders. In addition, the company offers contract manufacturer, virtual prototyping, injection molding of plastics and silicone; injection blow, scientific and ceramic injection, and dip molding; sponge extrusion; micro and compression molding; decoration and die cutting technologies; tool manufacturing; assembly solution, cleanroom production, flatbed punching, laser-activated bonding, and design solutions. The company was formerly known as Nordiska Latexfabriken i Torekov AB and changed its name to Nolato AB (publ) in 1982. Nolato AB (publ) was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Torekov, Sweden.

About Valmont Industries

Valmont Industries, Inc. operates as manufacturer of products and services for infrastructure and agriculture markets in the United States, Australia, Brazil, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Infrastructure and Agriculture. The company manufactures and distributes steel, pre-stressed concrete, composite structures for electrical transmission, substation, and distribution applications; and designs, engineers, and manufactures metal, steel, wood, aluminum, and composite poles and structures for lighting and transportation applications. It also offers galvanizing, anodizing, painting, and powder coating services for paint products; towers, small cell structures, camouflage concealment solutions, passive intermodulation mitigation equipment, and components for wireless communication markets; and solar single-axis tracker product, an integrated system of steel structures, electric motors, and electronic controllers, as well as provides coatings services to preserve metal products. In addition, the company manufactures center pivot components and linear irrigation equipment for the agricultural markets, such as parts and tubular products for industrial customers; advanced technology solutions for agricultural sector; mechanical irrigation equipment and service parts under the Valley brand name. It serves municipalities and government entities, commercial lighting fixtures manufacturing companies, contractors, telecommunications and utility companies, and farmers, as well as the general manufacturing sector. Valmont Industries, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.