Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:STRCW) and Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) Head to Head Analysis

Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:STRCW) and Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Palladyne AI and Gates Industrial’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palladyne AI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gates Industrial	$3.57 billion	1.23	$232.90 million	$0.91	18.47

Gates Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Palladyne AI and Gates Industrial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palladyne AI	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gates Industrial	0	4	5	0	2.56

Gates Industrial has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.03%. Given Gates Industrial’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gates Industrial is more favorable than Palladyne AI.

Profitability

This table compares Palladyne AI and Gates Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palladyne AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gates Industrial	7.24%	10.27%	5.03%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gates Industrial beats Palladyne AI on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Palladyne AI

Palladyne AI Corp., a software company, focuses on delivering software that enhances the utility and functionality of third-party stationary and mobile robotic systems in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) software platform enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in structured and unstructured environments. The company's software platform enables robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. It serves customers from various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, defense, infrastructure maintenance and repair, energy, aerospace and aviation, and others. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

About Gates Industrial

Gates Industrial Corporation PLC designs and manufactures power transmission equipment. Its products serves harsh and hazardous industries such as agriculture, construction, manufacturing and energy, to everyday consumer applications such as printers, power washers, automatic doors and vacuum cleaners and virtually every form of transportation.