Milacron (NYSE: MCRN) and WARTSILA OYJ/ADR (OTCMKTS:WRTBY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
Get Milacron alerts:This is a summary of current ratings for Milacron and WARTSILA OYJ/ADR, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Milacron | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| WARTSILA OYJ/ADR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Milacron currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.88%. Given Milacron’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Milacron is more favorable than WARTSILA OYJ/ADR.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Milacron and WARTSILA OYJ/ADR’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Milacron | $1.23 billion | 1.08 | $1.10 million | $1.69 | 11.22 |
| WARTSILA OYJ/ADR | $5.56 billion | 2.12 | $434.03 million | $0.15 | 26.53 |
WARTSILA OYJ/ADR has higher revenue and earnings than Milacron. Milacron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WARTSILA OYJ/ADR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
99.4% of Milacron shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Milacron 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.
Dividends
WARTSILA OYJ/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Milacron does not pay a dividend. WARTSILA OYJ/ADR pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Profitability
This table compares Milacron and WARTSILA OYJ/ADR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Milacron | 2.51% | -77.35% | 6.83% |
| WARTSILA OYJ/ADR | 7.78% | 17.45% | 7.14% |
Risk & Volatility
Milacron has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WARTSILA OYJ/ADR has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
WARTSILA OYJ/ADR beats Milacron on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Milacron Company Profile
Milacron Holdings Corp. manufactures, distributes, and services engineered and customized systems within the plastic technology and processing industry in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Advanced Plastic Processing Technologies (APPT), Melt Delivery and Control Systems (MDCS), and Fluid Technologies (Fluids). The APPT segment designs, manufactures, and sells injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion equipment; and auxiliary systems and related parts and service. This segment serves companies who serve in the consumer goods, packaging, electronics, medical, automotive, and construction end markets. The MDCS segment designs, manufactures, and sells hot runner systems, process control systems, mold bases and components, and aftermarket parts and related technologies and services for injection molding, as well as maintenance, repair, and operating supplies for plastic processing operations. This segment serves customers in the plastic processing value chain and manufacturing spectrum, including OEMs, molders, and mold makers in the consumer goods, electronics, automotive, packaging, and medical end markets. The Fluids segment manufactures and markets coolants, lubricants, process cleaners, and corrosion inhibitors that are used in metalworking processes, such as cutting, grinding, stamping, forming, and high speed machining. This segment's products are used in various markets, such as aerospace, medical, automotive, industrial components and machinery, bearings, munitions, packaging, job shops, and glass and mirror production. The company was formerly known as Milacron LLC and changed its name to Milacron Holdings Corp. in May 2012. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
WARTSILA OYJ/ADR Company Profile
W盲rtsil盲 Oyj Abp provides technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets worldwide. The company offers gas, multi-fuel, and liquid fuel power plants; and seals, bearings, and related equipment for the hydropower and tidal, and a range of industrial sectors. It also provides ballast water management systems; seismic, rig tensioning, CNG, and high pressure air and gas compressors; communication, and safety and security systems; and automation, dredge control and monitoring, integrated bridge control, and measurement and control technologies. It also provides electric propulsion and drives; power generation and distribution systems; navigation, automation, and communication systems; dynamic positioning, safety, and security solutions; and entertainment systems. In addition, the company offers dual fuel, diesel, and low-speed engines, as well as generating sets and auxiliary systems; architectural lighting, audio, broadcast, digital signage, dynamic lighting, and LED display systems; exhaust gas cleaning systems; single stage desalination systems and multi stage flash evaporators; and gas cargo handling, gas recovery, LNG, fuel gas handling, and tank control systems. Further, it provides inert gas systems; hybrid and integrated solutions; gears, propellers, propulsion control systems, rudders, thrusters, and waterjets; shaft generator and shore connection systems; centrifugal, deepwell, firefight, seawater lift, and gas fuel pumps, as well as pump room systems and valves; sonars and naval acoustics; and wet and dry products, as well as designs ferry, fishing, merchant, offshore, tug, and other vessels. Additionally, the company offers electrical and automation, 2 and 4-stroke engine, environmental, seal and bearing, hydro and tidal, industrial, propulsion, and other services. It serves merchant, offshore, cruise and ferry, special vessel, and navy segments. The company was founded in 1834 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
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