Head-To-Head Survey: Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) & Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY)

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) and Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Trimble”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kawasaki Heavy Industries	$15.35 billion	1.01	$718.49 million	$0.35	21.11
Trimble	$3.59 billion	3.60	$424.00 million	$1.90	29.12

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

Risk and Volatility

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Trimble’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kawasaki Heavy Industries	4.74%	13.40%	3.49%
Trimble	12.38%	11.61%	7.32%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Trimble, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kawasaki Heavy Industries	0	3	0	0	2.00
Trimble	0	2	10	0	2.83

Trimble has a consensus price target of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.65%. Given Trimble’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trimble is more favorable than Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Trimble shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Trimble beats Kawasaki Heavy Industries on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts. The company also manufactures railway cars; a range of rolling stocks, including Shinkansen, electric cars, passenger coaches, freight cars, locomotives, diesel locomotives, and transit systems. In addition, it engages in the production and sale of energy-related machinery and systems, marine machinery and systems, industrial equipment, and environmental equipment. Further, the company manufactures and supplies motorcycles, off-road four wheelers, watercrafts, general-purpose gasoline engines, etc. Additionally, it manufactures and sells pumps, motors, valves, and various hydraulic machinery, as well as assembles hydraulic systems; and industrial robots for use in welding, assembly, handling, painting, and palletization for various industries, including automotive and electronics industries. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Trimble

Trimble Inc. provides technology solutions that enable professionals and field mobile workers to enhance or transform their work processes worldwide. The company's Buildings and Infrastructure segment offers field and office software for project design and visualization; systems to guide and control construction equipment; software for 3D design and data sharing; systems to monitor, track, and manage assets, equipment, and workers; software to share and communicate data; program management solutions for construction owners; 3D conceptual design and modeling software; building information modeling software; enterprise resource planning, project management, and project collaboration solutions; integrated site layout and measurement systems; cost estimating, scheduling, and project controls solutions; and applications for sub-contractors and trades. Its Geospatial segment provides surveying and geospatial products, and geographic information systems. The company's Resources and Utilities segment offers precision agriculture products and services, such as guidance and positioning systems, including autonomous steering systems, automated and variable-rate application and technology systems, and information management solutions; manual and automated navigation guidance for tractors and other farm equipment; solutions to automate application of pesticide and seeding; water solutions; and agricultural software. Its Transportation segment offers solutions for long haul trucking and freight shipper markets; mobility solutions comprising route management, safety and compliance, end-to-end vehicle management, video intelligence, and supply chain communications; and fleet and transportation management systems, analytics, routing, mapping, reporting, and predictive modeling solutions. The company was formerly known as Trimble Navigation Limited and changed its name to Trimble Inc. in October 2016. Trimble Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.