Head-To-Head Survey: B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) vs. Amphenol (NYSE:APH)

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Amphenol and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amphenol	0	1	17	1	3.00
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions	0	1	1	0	2.50

Amphenol presently has a consensus target price of $108.32, suggesting a potential upside of 33.90%. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 97.53%. Given B.O.S. Better Online Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe B.O.S. Better Online Solutions is more favorable than Amphenol.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amphenol and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amphenol	$23.09 billion	8.65	$4.27 billion	$2.30	35.17
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions	$50.57 million	0.57	$3.61 million	$0.52	7.79

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amphenol, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Amphenol shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Amphenol and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amphenol	17.95%	42.53%	15.11%
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions	7.22%	12.69%	8.29%

Volatility and Risk

Amphenol has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amphenol beats B.O.S. Better Online Solutions on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems. The company offers connectors and connector systems, including harsh environment data, power, high-speed, fiber optic, and radio frequency interconnect products; busbars and power distribution systems; and other connectors. It also provides value-add products, such as backplane interconnect systems, cable assemblies and harnesses, and cable management products; other products comprising flexible and rigid printed circuit boards, hinges, other mechanical, and production related products. In addition, the company offers consumer device, network infrastructure, and other antennas; coaxial, power, and specialty cables; and sensors and sensor-based products. It sells its products through its sales force, independent representatives, and a network of electronics distributors to original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing services companies, original design manufacturers, and service providers in the automotive, broadband communication, commercial aerospace, industrial, information technology and data communication, military, mobile device, and mobile network markets. Amphenol Corporation was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut.

About B.O.S. Better Online Solutions

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. provides intelligent robotics, radio frequency identification (RFID), and supply chain solutions for enterprises worldwide. The Intelligent Robotics Division provides custom-made machines for industrial automation and assembly of products and packing that offer technological solutions. The RFID Division provides hardware products, such as thermal and barcode printers; RFID and barcode scanners and readers; wireless, mobile, and forklift terminals; wireless infrastructure; active and passive RFID tags; ribbons, labels, and tags; and RFID systems for libraries. It also develops Warehouse Management System, a data collection solution for logistics management in logistic centers and warehouses; RFID-based systems for tracking inventory in a produce packing house; automatic systems for industrial packing lines; automatic systems to track the production line; and automatic systems to identify and track vehicles for transportation-related settings. In addition, this segment provides maintenance and repair services for data collection equipment, as well as warehouse and on-site service plans; on-site inventory count services in various fields; and asset tagging and counting services for corporate and governmental entities. The Supply Chain Division offers electro-mechanical components, electronics components, communications products, and components consolidation services to aerospace, defense, and other industries. This segment also provides inventory and quality control management of components entering production lines; and inventory management services for ongoing projects, including warehouse functions. The company markets its products through direct sales and sales agents, as well as through distributors. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Rishon LeZion, Israel.