Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) vs. Casio Computer (OTCMKTS:CSIOY) Financial Contrast

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) and Casio Computer (OTCMKTS:CSIOY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.6% of Garmin shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of Garmin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Garmin and Casio Computer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Garmin	23.21%	20.00%	16.19%
Casio Computer	2.18%	4.82%	3.11%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Garmin and Casio Computer, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Garmin	2	1	0	1	2.00
Casio Computer	0	0	0	0	0.00

Garmin currently has a consensus target price of $222.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.54%. Given Garmin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Garmin is more favorable than Casio Computer.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Garmin and Casio Computer”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Garmin	$6.30 billion	7.11	$1.41 billion	$8.11	28.67
Casio Computer	$1.72 billion	1.12	$53.22 million	$1.67	48.36

Garmin has higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer. Garmin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casio Computer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Garmin has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casio Computer has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Garmin pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Casio Computer pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Garmin pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casio Computer pays out 166.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Garmin has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

Garmin beats Casio Computer on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Garmin

Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of wireless devices worldwide. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and fitness accessories. This segment also provides Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect Mobile, which are web and mobile platforms where users can track and analyze their fitness, activities and workouts, and wellness data; and Connect IQ, an application development platform. The company's Outdoor segment offers adventure watches, outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators, golf devices, consumer automotive devices, and dog devices, as well as InReach and Gramin response communication device. Its Aviation segment designs, manufactures, and markets various aircraft avionics solutions, including integrated flight decks, electronic flight displays and instrumentation, navigation and communication products, automatic flight control systems and safety-enhancing technologies, audio control systems, engine indication systems, traffic awareness and avoidance solutions, ADS-B and transponders, weather information and avoidance solutions, datalink and connectivity solutions, and various services. The company's Marine segment provides chartplotters and multi-function displays, cartography products, fishfinders, sonar products, autopilot systems, radars, compliant instrument displays and sensors, VHF communication radios, handhelds and wearable devices, sailing products, audio products and accessories, digital switching products, and trolling motors. Its Auto segment offers embedded domain controllers and infotainment units; and software, map database, cameras, wearables, and automotive solutions. The company sells its products through independent retailers, dealers, distributors, installation and repair shops, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as online webshop. Garmin Ltd. was founded in 1989 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

About Casio Computer

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.