Kornit Digital (KRNT) Competitors

ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX) and Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, CHX or KRNT?

ChampionX has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kornit Digital has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHX or KRNT?

Kornit Digital received 357 more outperform votes than ChampionX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.76% of users gave Kornit Digital an outperform vote while only 53.06% of users gave ChampionX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ChampionX	Outperform Votes 26 53.06%	Underperform Votes 23 46.94%
Kornit Digital	Outperform Votes 383 69.76%	Underperform Votes 166 30.24%

Is CHX or KRNT more profitable?

ChampionX has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Kornit Digital's net margin of -21.00%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.74% beat Kornit Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChampionX	8.59%	19.74%	10.27%
Kornit Digital	-21.00%	-2.17%	-2.01%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHX or KRNT?

99.0% of ChampionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of ChampionX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CHX or KRNT?

In the previous week, ChampionX had 8 more articles in the media than Kornit Digital. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ChampionX and 4 mentions for Kornit Digital. Kornit Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat ChampionX's score of 0.92 indicating that Kornit Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ChampionX	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kornit Digital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHX or KRNT?

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than Kornit Digital. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChampionX, 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
ChampionX	$3.76B	1.55	$314.24M	$1.61	19.03
Kornit Digital	$219.79M	6.71	-$64.35M	-$0.88	-35.26

Do analysts rate CHX or KRNT?

ChampionX currently has a consensus target price of $41.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.90%. Kornit Digital has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.54%. Given ChampionX's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ChampionX is more favorable than Kornit Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Kornit Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

ChampionX beats Kornit Digital on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.