Analyzing MKDWELL Tech (NASDAQ:MKDW) and SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY)

SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) and MKDWELL Tech (NASDAQ:MKDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SMC and MKDWELL Tech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMC	$5.20 billion	4.26	$1.03 billion	$0.84	20.65
MKDWELL Tech	$2.00 million	1.71	-$2.52 million	N/A	N/A

SMC has higher revenue and earnings than MKDWELL Tech.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for SMC and MKDWELL Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMC	0	1	0	0	2.00
MKDWELL Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares SMC and MKDWELL Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMC	18.00%	7.31%	6.68%
MKDWELL Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of SMC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of MKDWELL Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of MKDWELL Tech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

SMC has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKDWELL Tech has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SMC beats MKDWELL Tech on 8 of the 10 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 MKDWELL Tech

MKDWELL Tech Inc. is an automotive electronics manufacturer. MKDWELL Tech Inc., formerly known as Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp., is based in New York.