Nauticus Robotics (KITT) Competitors

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) and Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is TAYD or KITT more profitable?

Taylor Devices has a net margin of 20.33% compared to Nauticus Robotics' net margin of -3,598.93%. Taylor Devices' return on equity of 16.40% beat Nauticus Robotics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Devices	20.33%	16.40%	14.13%
Nauticus Robotics	-3,598.93%	N/A	-95.72%

Does the media refer more to TAYD or KITT?

In the previous week, Nauticus Robotics had 2 more articles in the media than Taylor Devices. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nauticus Robotics and 1 mentions for Taylor Devices. Taylor Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Nauticus Robotics' score of 0.98 indicating that Taylor Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Taylor Devices	Positive
Nauticus Robotics	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TAYD or KITT?

17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Taylor Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, TAYD or KITT?

Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nauticus Robotics has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TAYD or KITT?

Taylor Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics. Nauticus Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taylor Devices	$46.29M	3.33	$9.41M	$3.00	16.33
Nauticus Robotics	$1.81M	21.13	-$134.91M	-$26.37	-0.03

Summary

Taylor Devices beats Nauticus Robotics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.