SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY – Get Free Report) and Exro Technologies (OTCMKTS:EXROF – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.
Risk and Volatility
SMC has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exro Technologies has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.0% of SMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SMC | $5.20 billion | 4.31 | $1.03 billion | $0.75 | 23.41 |
| Exro Technologies | $16.84 million | 0.59 | -$210.86 million | ($0.47) | -0.04 |
SMC has higher revenue and earnings than Exro Technologies. Exro Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SMC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares SMC and Exro Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SMC | 18.00% | 7.31% | 6.68% |
| Exro Technologies | -1,420.35% | -109.03% | -61.37% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for SMC and Exro Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SMC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Exro Technologies | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 |
Summary
SMC beats Exro Technologies on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SMC
SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment. It also provides flow control equipment, speed controllers, silencers/exhaust/blow guns/pressure gauges, switches/sensors/controllers, static neutralization equipment, and industrial device communication equipment/wireless system. In addition, the company offers process valves, chemical liquid valves/fittings and needle valves/tubing, process pumps, temperature control equipment, and process gas equipment, as well as high vacuum equipment, industrial filters/sintered metal elements, and pneumatic instrumentation and hydraulic equipment. The company was formerly known as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to SMC Corporation in April 1986. SMC Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Exro Technologies
Exro Technologies Inc. focuses on developing generation power-control electronics in Canada. The company offers Exro Coil Driver, which allows the motor to switch between different operational profiles in real-time, as well as have multiple gears for scooters, electric bikes, recreational, light electric cars, motorcycles, fleet vans, electric buses, passenger vehicles, long-haul trucks, and industrial vehicles markets; and Exro Cell Driver, a stationary energy storage system for commercial and industrial energy storage applications. It also provides electric vehicle consulting and engineering services. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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