American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC – Get Free Report) and RISKGEORGE IN (OTCMKTS:RSKIA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of RISKGEORGE IN shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of American Superconductor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.8% of RISKGEORGE IN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares American Superconductor and RISKGEORGE IN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Superconductor | 6.00% | 9.35% | 6.20% |
| RISKGEORGE IN | 36.28% | 14.40% | 12.74% |
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for American Superconductor and RISKGEORGE IN, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Superconductor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| RISKGEORGE IN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
American Superconductor presently has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential downside of 34.54%. Given American Superconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Superconductor is more favorable than RISKGEORGE IN.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares American Superconductor and RISKGEORGE IN”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Superconductor | $222.82 million | 12.08 | $6.03 million | $0.39 | 152.77 |
| RISKGEORGE IN | $22.54 million | 3.69 | $7.13 million | $1.67 | 10.18 |
RISKGEORGE IN has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Superconductor. RISKGEORGE IN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Superconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
American Superconductor beats RISKGEORGE IN on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Superconductor
American Superconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides megawatt-scale power resiliency solutions worldwide. The company operates through Grid and Wind segments. The Grid segment offers products and services that enable electric utilities, industrial facilities, and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit, and distribute power under the Gridtec Solutions brand. It provides transmission planning services, which identify power grid congestion, poor power quality, and other risks; grid interconnection solutions for wind farms and solar power plants, power quality systems, and transmission and distribution cable systems; D-VAR systems used for controlling power flow and voltage in the AC transmission system; actiVAR system, a fast-switching medium-voltage reactive compensation solution; armorVAR system installed for reactive compensation, power factor correction, loss reduction, utility bill savings, and mitigation of common power quality concerns related to power converter-based generation and load devices; and D-VAR volt var optimization (VVO) that serves the distribution power grid market. This segment also offers ship protection systems, which reduce a naval ship’s magnetic signature; and ON board power delivery systems, power generation systems, and propulsion systems; and transformers and rectifiers systems. The Wind segment designs wind turbine systems and licenses these designs to third parties under the Windtec Solutions brand. It also supplies power electronics and software-based control systems, engineered designs, and support services; and provides customer support services to wind turbine manufacturers. This segment’s design portfolio comprises a range of drivetrains and power ratings of 2 megawatts and higher. American Superconductor Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Ayer, Massachusetts.
About RISKGEORGE IN
George Risk Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells various electronic components worldwide. It operates in three segments: security line products, cable and wiring tools (Labor Saving Devices – LSDI) products, and all other products. The company offers computer keyboards, proximity switches, security alarm components and systems, pool access alarms, EZ Duct wire covers, water sensors, electronic switching devices, security switches, and wire and cable installation tools, as well as door and window contact switches, environmental products, liquid detection sensors, and raceway wire covers. Its products are used for residential, commercial, industrial, and government installations. The company serves security alarm distributors, alarm installers, original equipment manufacturers, and distributors of off-the-shelf keyboards. George Risk Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Kimball, Nebraska.
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