Contrasting Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) & Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP)

Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) and Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kornit Digital and Ampco-Pittsburgh, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kornit Digital	1	3	2	0	2.17
Ampco-Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	1.00

Kornit Digital currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.91%. Given Kornit Digital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kornit Digital is more favorable than Ampco-Pittsburgh.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kornit Digital and Ampco-Pittsburgh”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kornit Digital	$208.20 million	3.70	-$13.52 million	($0.48)	-37.35
Ampco-Pittsburgh	$434.17 million	0.44	-$66.07 million	($2.93)	-3.13

Kornit Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ampco-Pittsburgh. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ampco-Pittsburgh, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Kornit Digital has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Kornit Digital and Ampco-Pittsburgh’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kornit Digital	-9.42%	-1.00%	-0.91%
Ampco-Pittsburgh	-13.84%	-3.53%	-0.38%

Summary

Kornit Digital beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kornit Digital

Kornit Digital Ltd. develops, designs, and markets digital printing solutions for the fashion, apparel, and home decor segments of printed textile industry in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its solutions include digital printing systems, ink and other consumables, associated software, and value-added services. The company's products and services include direct-to-garment printing platform for smaller industrial operators to mass producers; NeoPigment ink and other consumables; QuickP designer software; and system upgrade kits, maintenance and support, consulting, and professional services. It serves decorators, online businesses, brand owners, and contract printers. Kornit Digital Ltd. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

About Ampco-Pittsburgh

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of specialty metal products and customized equipment to commercial and industrial users worldwide. The company operates through Forged and Cast Engineered Products (FCEP); and Air and Liquid Processing (ALP) segments. The FCEP segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls and, forged engineered products that are used in cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum, and other metals; cast rolls for hot strip mills, medium/heavy section mills, roughing mills, and plate mills; and forged engineered products for narrow and wide strip and aluminum mills, back-up rolls for narrow strip mills, and leveling rolls and shafts. The ALP segment produces custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils and related heat transfer products for various industries, including OEM/commercial, nuclear power generation, and industrial manufacturing; custom-designed air handling systems for institutional, pharmaceutical, and general industrial building markets; and manufacture centrifugal pumps for the fossil fueled power generation, marine defense, and industrial refrigeration industries. Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.