Financial Survey: Kushco (OTCMKTS:KSHB) & National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK)

National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK) and Kushco (OTCMKTS:KSHB) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares National Presto Industries and Kushco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Presto Industries	8.18%	10.42%	8.24%
Kushco	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of National Presto Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Kushco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares National Presto Industries and Kushco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Presto Industries	$388.23 million	2.17	$41.46 million	$5.44	21.68
Kushco	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

National Presto Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Kushco.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for National Presto Industries and Kushco, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Presto Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00
Kushco	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

National Presto Industries beats Kushco on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Presto Industries

National Presto Industries, Inc. provides housewares and small appliance, defense, and safety products in North America. The company’s Housewares/Small Appliance segment designs, markets, and distributes housewares and small electrical appliances, including pressure cookers and canners; heat control line of skillets, griddles, woks, and multi-purpose cookers; slow cookers; deep fryers; air fryers; waffle makers; pizza ovens; slicer/shredders; electric heaters; hot air, oil, and microwave corn poppers; dehydrators; vacuum sealers; rice cookers; microwave bacon cookers; egg cookers; coffeemakers and coffeemaker accessories; electric knife sharpeners; and timers under the Presto Control Master brand. This segment sells its products directly to retailers, as well as through independent distributors. Its Defense segment manufactures and sells 40mm ammunition, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical products, medium caliber cartridge cases; and metal parts; and detonators, booster pellets, release cartridges, lead azide, and other military energetic devices and materials. This segment primarily serves the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and DOD prime contractors. The company’s Safety segment patents machine learning, digital sensors, and cloud-based technology to monitor freezers and refrigerators that detects and alerts users to potential safety issues around pharmaceuticals and food. National Presto Industries, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

About Kushco

KushCo Holdings, Inc. provides ancillary products and services to the legal cannabis and CBD industries. The firm through its subsidiaries and brands provides product quality, exceptional customer service, compliance knowledge and a local presence in serving diverse customer base. The company was founded by Dallas Imbimbo, John Kovacevich, Nicholas Kovacevich, and Jeffrey Meng on December 15, 2010 and is headquartered in Cypress, CA.