Ralliant (NYSE:RAL – Get Free Report) and Amphenol (NYSE:APH – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
97.0% of Amphenol shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ralliant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Amphenol shares are owned 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Ralliant and Amphenol”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ralliant | $2.07 billion | 3.60 | -$1.22 billion | ($10.85) | -6.21 |
| Amphenol | $23.09 billion | 8.25 | $4.27 billion | $2.00 | 38.62 |
Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Ralliant. Ralliant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amphenol, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Ralliant and Amphenol’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ralliant | -56.38% | 14.97% | 6.99% |
| Amphenol | 17.73% | 39.87% | 14.80% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Ralliant and Amphenol, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ralliant | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Amphenol | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3.00 |
Ralliant presently has a consensus price target of $77.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.64%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.28%. Given Amphenol’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amphenol is more favorable than Ralliant.
Volatility & Risk
Ralliant has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Ralliant pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Amphenol pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ralliant pays out -1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amphenol pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
Amphenol beats Ralliant on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ralliant
Ralliant Corporation is a provider of precision technologies which specializes in designing, developing, manufacturing and servicing precision instruments and engineered products. Ralliant Corporation is based in RALEIGH, N.C.
About Amphenol
Amphenol Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily designs, manufactures, and markets electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems. The company offers connectors and connector systems, including harsh environment data, power, high-speed, fiber optic, and radio frequency interconnect products; busbars and power distribution systems; and other connectors. It also provides value-add products, such as backplane interconnect systems, cable assemblies and harnesses, and cable management products; other products comprising flexible and rigid printed circuit boards, hinges, other mechanical, and production related products. In addition, the company offers consumer device, network infrastructure, and other antennas; coaxial, power, and specialty cables; and sensors and sensor-based products. It sells its products through its sales force, independent representatives, and a network of electronics distributors to original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing services companies, original design manufacturers, and service providers in the automotive, broadband communication, commercial aerospace, industrial, information technology and data communication, military, mobile device, and mobile network markets. Amphenol Corporation was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut.
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