Nano Magic (OTCMKTS:PENC) & AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Head-To-Head Analysis
Nano Magic (OTCMKTS:PENC – Get Rating) and AZZ (NYSE:AZZ – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Nano Magic and AZZ’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nano Magic | $4.33 million | 0.36 | -$50,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| AZZ | $902.66 million | 1.12 | $84.02 million | ($1.05) | -38.54 |
AZZ has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Magic.
Profitability
This table compares Nano Magic and AZZ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nano Magic | -14.10% | N/A | -24.11% |
| AZZ | -2.46% | 15.04% | 5.30% |
Volatility & Risk
Nano Magic has a beta of -0.61, suggesting that its share price is 161% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZZ has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Nano Magic and AZZ, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nano Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| AZZ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
AZZ has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.84%. Given AZZ’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AZZ is more favorable than Nano Magic.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
88.5% of AZZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.0% of Nano Magic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of AZZ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AZZ beats Nano Magic on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nano Magic
Nano Magic, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of consumer and industrial products enabled by nanotechnology. Its products include nano-layer coatings, nano-based cleaners, printable inks and pastes, and thermal management materials. It operates through the following segments: Product and Contract Services. The Contract Services segment focuses on the design and development services for future products and for government and private entities and sales of products developed for third parties. The Product segment develops, manufactures, and sells consumer and institutional products using nanotechnology. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
About AZZ
AZZ Inc. engages in the provision of hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end-markets. It operates through the following segments: AZZ Metal Coatings, AZZ Precoat Metals, and AZZ Infrastructure Solutions. The AZZ Metal Coatings segment provides hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing and plating, and other metal coating applications to the steel fabrication and other industries through facilities located throughout the United States and Canada. The AZZ Precoat Metals segment consists of aesthetic and corrosion protective coatings and related value-added services for steel and aluminum coil, primarily serving the construction, appliance, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), container, transportation and other end markets in the United States. The AZZ Infrastructure Solutions segment consists of the company’s investment in and equity in earnings of the AIS JV, which provides specialized products and services designed to support primarily industrial and electrical applications. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.
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