Reviewing Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) and HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU)

HUHUTECH International Group (NASDAQ:HUHU) and Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for HUHUTECH International Group and Twin Disc, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HUHUTECH International Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Twin Disc	1	0	1	0	2.00

Twin Disc has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.96%. Given Twin Disc’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Twin Disc is more favorable than HUHUTECH International Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares HUHUTECH International Group and Twin Disc”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HUHUTECH International Group	$18.15 million	10.10	-$1.93 million	N/A	N/A
Twin Disc	$347.84 million	0.60	-$1.89 million	$0.02	722.50

Twin Disc has higher revenue and earnings than HUHUTECH International Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of Twin Disc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares HUHUTECH International Group and Twin Disc’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HUHUTECH International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Twin Disc	-0.56%	-1.22%	-0.57%

Summary

Twin Disc beats HUHUTECH International Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HUHUTECH International Group

HUHUTECH International Group, Inc. designs and provides customized high-purity gas and chemical production system and equipment. The company was founded by Yu Jun Xiao on July 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Wuxi City, China.

About Twin Disc

Twin Disc, Incorporated engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of marine and heavy duty off-highway power transmission equipment in the United States, the Netherlands, China, Australia, Italy, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Distribution. Its principal products include marine transmissions, azimuth drives, surface drives, propellers, and boat management systems, as well as power-shift transmissions, hydraulic torque converters, power take-offs, industrial clutches, and controls systems. The company also provides third-party manufactured products. It sells its products through a direct sales force and distributor network to customers primarily in the pleasure craft, commercial marine, patrol, and military marine markets, as well as in the energy and natural resources, government, agriculture, recycling, construction, oil and gas, and industrial markets. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.