Reviewing Hurco Companies (HURC) & Its Competitors

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Hurco Companies to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Hurco Companies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hurco Companies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hurco Companies Competitors	4206	14713	18235	808	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.64%. Given Hurco Companies’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hurco Companies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hurco Companies and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hurco Companies	$178.55 million	-$15.12 million	-20.39
Hurco Companies Competitors	$4.65 billion	$364.05 million	5.88

Hurco Companies’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies. Hurco Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurco Companies’ rivals have a beta of 5.12, suggesting that their average stock price is 412% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hurco Companies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hurco Companies	-3.58%	-3.37%	-2.51%
Hurco Companies Competitors	-1,044.43%	-14.99%	0.58%

Summary

Hurco Companies rivals beat Hurco Companies on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Hurco Companies

Hurco Companies, Inc., an industrial technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells computerized machine tools to companies in the metal cutting industry worldwide. Its principal products include general-purpose computerized machine tools, including vertical and horizontal machining centers, turning centers, and toolroom machines. The company also provides computer control systems and related software for press brake applications. In addition, it offers machine tool components, automation integration equipment, and solutions for job shops; and software options, control upgrades, and accessories and replacement parts for its products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support services. Further, the company provides Autobend computer control systems for press brake machines. It serves independent job shops and specialized short-run production applications within large manufacturing operations, as well as precision tool, die, and mold manufacturers in aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, automotive/transportation, electronics, and computer industries. The company sells its products under the Hurco, Milltronics, and Takumi brands through independent agents and distributors, as well as through its direct sales and service organizations. Hurco Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.