Head to Head Survey: Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) vs. Rail Vision (NASDAQ:RVSN)

Rail Vision (NASDAQ:RVSN) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rail Vision and Teledyne Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rail Vision	$1.49 million	4.09	-$11.10 million	($27.93)	-0.10
Teledyne Technologies	$6.12 billion	4.65	$894.80 million	$21.88	28.24

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.1% of Rail Vision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Rail Vision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Rail Vision has a beta of -1.01, meaning that its stock price is 201% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Rail Vision and Teledyne Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rail Vision	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teledyne Technologies	15.75%	10.89%	7.65%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Rail Vision and Teledyne Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rail Vision	1	1	0	0	1.50
Teledyne Technologies	0	4	3	1	2.62

Teledyne Technologies has a consensus price target of $731.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.44%. Given Teledyne Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teledyne Technologies is more favorable than Rail Vision.

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats Rail Vision on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rail Vision

Rail Vision Ltd. designs, develops, assembles, and sells railway detection systems for railway operational safety, efficiency, and predictive maintenance in Israel. The company's railway detection systems include various cameras, such as optics, visible light spectrum cameras (video), and thermal cameras that transmit data to a ruggedized on-board computer that is designed to be suitable for the rough environment of a train's locomotive. It offers main line systems for the safety of train operations, prevention of collisions, and reduction of downtime; railway detection system for passengers and freight trains; shunting yard systems for shunting operations; and light rail vehicle systems for detecting and classifying obstacles. The company also provides rail vision big data services, as well as maintenance and predictive maintenance systems; and geographic information systems for mapping and updates. Rail Vision Ltd. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.

About Teledyne Technologies

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets in the United States and internationally. Its Digital Imaging segment provides visible spectrum sensors and digital cameras; and infrared, ultraviolet, visible, and X-ray spectra; as well as micro electromechanical systems and semiconductors, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters. This segment also offers cooled and uncooled infrared or thermal products, including sensors, camera cores, and camera systems; high-resolution, low-dose X-ray sensors, high-power microwave, and high-energy X-ray subsystems; and instruments for the measurement of physical properties and maritime products; as well as develops and manufactures multi-spectrum electro-optic/infrared imaging systems and associated products, such as lasers, optics, and radars, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive detectors), and unmanned air and ground systems. The company's Instrumentation segment offers monitoring, control, and electronic test and measurement equipment; and power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks. The company's Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment provides electronic components and subsystems, data acquisition and communications components and equipment, harsh environment interconnects, general aviation batteries, and other components; and onboard avionics systems and ground-based applications, aircraft data and connectivity solutions, hardware systems, and software applications. Its Engineered Systems segment offers systems engineering and integration, technology development, and manufacturing solutions for defense, space, environmental, and energy applications; and designs and manufactures electrochemical energy systems and electronics for military applications. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.