Financial Analysis: The Coretec Group (OTCMKTS:CRTG) vs. SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY)

The Coretec Group (OTCMKTS:CRTG) and SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares The Coretec Group and SMC”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Coretec Group	N/A	N/A	-$2.31 million	N/A	N/A
SMC	$5.60 billion	4.66	$1.11 billion	$0.88	23.20

SMC has higher revenue and earnings than The Coretec Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of SMC shares are held by institutional investors. 63.1% of The Coretec Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

The Coretec Group has a beta of -1.55, indicating that its stock price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMC has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares The Coretec Group and SMC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Coretec Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMC	19.84%	8.25%	7.46%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for The Coretec Group and SMC, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Coretec Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
SMC	0	1	0	1	3.00

Summary

SMC beats The Coretec Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Coretec Group

The Coretec Group Inc. engages in the development of silicon anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries and cyclohexasilane for electric vehicles, cleantech, and tech applications. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

About SMC

SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment. It also provides flow control equipment, speed controllers, silencers/exhaust/blow guns/pressure gauges, switches/sensors/controllers, static neutralization equipment, and industrial device communication equipment/wireless system. In addition, the company offers process valves, chemical liquid valves/fittings and needle valves/tubing, process pumps, temperature control equipment, and process gas equipment, as well as high vacuum equipment, industrial filters/sintered metal elements, and pneumatic instrumentation and hydraulic equipment. The company was formerly known as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to SMC Corporation in April 1986. SMC Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.