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Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) Competitors

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$36.78
+5.06 (+15.95%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

KEQU vs. NAUT, SENS, AKYA, SEER, FEIM, MASS, QSI, OWLT, OPXS, and OPTX

Should you be buying Kewaunee Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kewaunee Scientific include Nautilus Biotechnology (NAUT), Senseonics (SENS), Akoya Biosciences (AKYA), Seer (SEER), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), 908 Devices (MASS), Quantum-Si (QSI), Owlet (OWLT), Optex Systems (OPXS), and Syntec Optics (OPTX). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.

Kewaunee Scientific vs.

Kewaunee Scientific (NASDAQ:KEQU) and Nautilus Biotechnology (NASDAQ:NAUT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Kewaunee Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Nautilus Biotechnology. Nautilus Biotechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kewaunee Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kewaunee Scientific$203.76M0.52$18.75M$6.235.90
Nautilus BiotechnologyN/AN/A-$63.67M-$0.56-4.66

Kewaunee Scientific has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Nautilus Biotechnology's net margin of 0.00%. Kewaunee Scientific's return on equity of 25.87% beat Nautilus Biotechnology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kewaunee Scientific9.13% 25.87% 9.96%
Nautilus Biotechnology N/A -28.85%-24.93%

Nautilus Biotechnology has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 72.41%. Given Nautilus Biotechnology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nautilus Biotechnology is more favorable than Kewaunee Scientific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kewaunee Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Nautilus Biotechnology
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Kewaunee Scientific received 135 more outperform votes than Nautilus Biotechnology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.47% of users gave Kewaunee Scientific an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave Nautilus Biotechnology an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Kewaunee ScientificOutperform Votes
139
68.47%
Underperform Votes
64
31.53%
Nautilus BiotechnologyOutperform Votes
4
20.00%
Underperform Votes
16
80.00%

32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.7% of Nautilus Biotechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of Nautilus Biotechnology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Nautilus Biotechnology had 5 more articles in the media than Kewaunee Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Nautilus Biotechnology and 6 mentions for Kewaunee Scientific. Kewaunee Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Nautilus Biotechnology's score of 0.23 indicating that Kewaunee Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kewaunee Scientific
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Nautilus Biotechnology
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nautilus Biotechnology has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kewaunee Scientific beats Nautilus Biotechnology on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KEQU vs. The Competition

MetricKewaunee ScientificLaboratory apparatus & furniture IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$105.56M$52.78M$23.96B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.74%4.14%
P/E Ratio5.905.90252.9015.23
Price / Sales0.520.263,725.3597.74
Price / Cash25.4325.4332.0434.10
Price / Book2.702.706.975.07
Net Income$18.75M$385,000.00$670.43M$225.46M
7 Day Performance12.65%12.65%-0.31%0.37%
1 Month Performance15.88%15.88%0.66%3.57%
1 Year Performance101.53%101.53%20.32%29.43%

Kewaunee Scientific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KEQU
Kewaunee Scientific
1.4405 of 5 stars
$36.78
+16.0%
N/A+101.5%$105.56M$203.76M5.901,006Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
NAUT
Nautilus Biotechnology
1.9506 of 5 stars
$2.70
-2.5%
$4.50
+66.7%
+2.0%$338.61MN/A-4.82130Earnings Report
News Coverage
SENS
Senseonics
2.148 of 5 stars
$0.35
-0.4%
$2.00
+474.4%
N/A$186.49M$24.04M-2.6890Analyst Forecast
AKYA
Akoya Biosciences
3.2976 of 5 stars
$2.91
+2.1%
$6.56
+125.5%
-19.9%$144.04M$93.22M-2.3790Short Interest ↓
Positive News
SEER
Seer
2.2056 of 5 stars
$1.99
+0.5%
$3.00
+50.8%
+16.6%$122.24M$14.05M-1.55160Upcoming Earnings
FEIM
Frequency Electronics
2.5645 of 5 stars
$12.72
+0.6%
N/A+73.3%$120.68M$57.94M20.52200
MASS
908 Devices
2.9798 of 5 stars
$3.29
-0.9%
$13.00
+295.1%
-43.9%$114.02M$52.69M-2.8660Positive News
QSI
Quantum-Si
2.8846 of 5 stars
$0.75
-2.8%
$4.00
+434.1%
-35.4%$106.61M$1.70M-1.19150News Coverage
OWLT
Owlet
0.919 of 5 stars
$5.00
-1.6%
N/A+29.9%$76.38M$65.64M-1.91106
OPXS
Optex Systems
2.5296 of 5 stars
$8.08
-9.9%
N/A+102.1%$55.53M$32.63M13.25122Positive News
High Trading Volume
OPTX
Syntec Optics
0.4923 of 5 stars
$1.47
+4.3%
N/AN/A$53.93M$28.13M0.003Negative News
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:KEQU) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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