Financial Comparison: Heritage Media (OTCMKTS:OLVI) vs. AMETEK (NYSE:AME)

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Heritage Media (OTCMKTS:OLVI) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares AMETEK and Heritage Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMETEK	20.04%	16.93%	11.26%
Heritage Media	-25.04%	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for AMETEK and Heritage Media, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMETEK	0	5	10	1	2.75
Heritage Media	0	0	0	0	0.00

AMETEK presently has a consensus target price of $266.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Given AMETEK’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Heritage Media.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AMETEK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

AMETEK has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Media has a beta of -2.02, suggesting that its share price is 302% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AMETEK and Heritage Media”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK	$7.40 billion	7.94	$1.48 billion	$6.84	37.47
Heritage Media	$82.76 million	1.85	-$20.70 million	($0.04)	-5.95

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

Summary

AMETEK beats Heritage Media on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry. Its EMG segment offers engineered medical components and devices, automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects; single-use and consumable surgical instruments, implantable components, and drug delivery systems; engineered electrical connectors and electronics packaging to protect sensitive devices and mission-critical electronics; precision motion control products for data storage, medical devices, business equipment, and automation; high-purity powdered metals, strips and foils, specialty clad metals, and metal matrix composites; motor-blower systems and heat exchangers for thermal management, military and commercial aircraft, and military ground vehicles; motors for commercial appliances, food and beverage machines, hydraulic pumps, and industrial blowers; and operates a network of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities. AMETEK, Inc. was incorporated in 1930 and is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

About Heritage Media

Heritage Media Corporation was formerly known as Lignin Industries Inc. Heritage Media Corporation is based in Calgary, Canada.