Enersys (NYSE:ENS) and Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) Head to Head Contrast

Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) and Enersys (NYSE:ENS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Kone Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Enersys pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Kone Oyj pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enersys pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Enersys has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

Kone Oyj has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enersys has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Kone Oyj and Enersys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kone Oyj	8.48%	38.70%	10.75%
Enersys	9.05%	22.48%	10.42%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kone Oyj and Enersys”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kone Oyj	$12.01 billion	2.65	$1.03 billion	$1.02	34.40
Enersys	$3.62 billion	1.47	$363.73 million	$8.55	16.90

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Kone Oyj and Enersys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kone Oyj	1	1	0	1	2.33
Enersys	0	0	5	1	3.17

Enersys has a consensus price target of $126.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.82%. Given Enersys’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enersys is more favorable than Kone Oyj.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of Enersys shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Enersys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Enersys beats Kone Oyj on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kone Oyj

KONE Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the elevator and escalator business worldwide. The company provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors. It offers maintenance services; and modernization solutions. In addition, the company offers KONE Office Flow, a connected solution that allows for personalized user experiences and touch-free access; health and well-being solutions for elevators, escalators, and doors; KONE Access, an access control system, which is integrated with elevator system and building doors; KONE Destination, a destination control system that reduce waiting and travel times; KONE infotainment, a communication channel for building tenants and visitors; and monitoring solutions that enable real-time inspection of elevators and escalators. Further, it provides people flow planning and consulting services; solutions for special buildings and large projects; cybersecurity solutions; and energy solutions for greener buildings. KONE Oyj was founded in 1908 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

About Enersys

EnerSys engages in the provision of stored energy solutions for industrial applications worldwide. It operates in four segments: Energy Systems, Motive Power, Specialty, and New Ventures. The Energy Systems segment offers uninterruptible power systems (UPS) applications for computer and computer-controlled systems, as well as telecommunications systems; switchgear and electrical control systems used in industrial facilities and electric utilities, large-scale energy storage, and energy pipelines; integrated power solutions and services to broadband, telecom, data center, and renewable and industrial customers; and thermally managed cabinets and enclosures for electronic equipment and batteries. The Motive Power segment provides power solutions for electric industrial forklifts used in manufacturing, warehousing, and other material handling applications, as well as automated guided vehicles, mining equipment, and diesel locomotive starting and other rail equipment. The Specialty offers batteries for starting, lighting, and ignition applications in automotive and over-the-road trucks; and energy solutions for satellites, spacecraft, commercial aircraft, military land vehicles, aircraft, submarines, ships, and other tactical vehicles, as well as medical devices and equipment. The New Venture segment provides energy storage and management systems for demand charge reduction, utility back-up power, and dynamic fast charging for electric vehicles. The company also offers battery chargers, power equipment, battery accessories, and outdoor cabinet enclosures, as well as related after-market and customer-support services for industrial batteries. It sells its products through a network of distributors, independent representatives, and internal sales forces. The company was formerly known as Yuasa, Inc. and changed its name to EnerSys in January 2001. EnerSys was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania.