KRNT vs. WFRD, WHD, JBTM, HAYW, ATS, EPAC, HSAI, AZTA, SEI, and DNOW
Should you be buying Kornit Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kornit Digital include Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), JBT Marel (JBTM), Hayward (HAYW), ATS (ATS), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Hesai Group (HSAI), Azenta (AZTA), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), and DNOW (DNOW). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Kornit Digital vs.
Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) and Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
Kornit Digital received 334 more outperform votes than Weatherford International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.98% of users gave Kornit Digital an outperform vote while only 67.95% of users gave Weatherford International an outperform vote.
Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.18% compared to Kornit Digital's net margin of -8.24%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 40.65% beat Kornit Digital's return on equity.
92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than Kornit Digital. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kornit Digital has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weatherford International has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kornit Digital presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.97%. Weatherford International has a consensus target price of $107.63, suggesting a potential upside of 53.27%. Given Weatherford International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weatherford International is more favorable than Kornit Digital.
In the previous week, Kornit Digital had 15 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Kornit Digital and 3 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Kornit Digital's score of 0.25 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Weatherford International beats Kornit Digital on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:KRNT) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
