Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) & Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Head-To-Head Analysis

Amphenol (NYSE:APH) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Amphenol and Gauzy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amphenol	0	1	17	1	3.00
Gauzy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Amphenol presently has a consensus target price of $108.32, indicating a potential upside of 36.56%. Given Amphenol’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Gauzy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Amphenol shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amphenol and Gauzy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amphenol	$33.05 billion	5.93	$4.27 billion	$2.30	34.49
Gauzy	$103.53 million	0.06	-$53.18 million	($41.00)	-0.13

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

Volatility & Risk

Amphenol has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gauzy has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Amphenol and Gauzy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amphenol	17.95%	42.53%	15.11%
Gauzy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Amphenol beats Gauzy on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber-optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas and sensor products. Its offerings also include cable assemblies and related components used to transmit signals and power in electronic equipment and systems. The company serves customers in a range of markets, including communications and information technology, automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial, mobile devices and data networks. Its products are used in applications such as vehicles, communications infrastructure, commercial aircraft and industrial equipment.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a materials science and smart-glass technology company that develops light-control solutions for glass and other transparent surfaces. Its technology is designed to regulate the amount of light, glare and privacy passing through a window or panel, supporting applications in transportation, buildings and specialized environments. The company’s product portfolio includes electronically controlled liquid crystal (LC) and suspended particle device (SPD) technologies, along with smart films, laminated glass, controllers and related software and hardware.