Nikon (OTCMKTS:NINOY – Get Free Report) and MultiSensor AI (NASDAQ:MSAI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Nikon and MultiSensor AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nikon | -13.88% | -15.23% | -8.33% |
| MultiSensor AI | -141.70% | -36.08% | -31.31% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.1% of Nikon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of MultiSensor AI shares are held by institutional investors. 50.8% of MultiSensor AI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nikon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| MultiSensor AI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
MultiSensor AI has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2,085.79%. Given MultiSensor AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MultiSensor AI is more favorable than Nikon.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Nikon and MultiSensor AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nikon | $4.50 billion | 0.90 | -$568.18 million | ($1.87) | -6.54 |
| MultiSensor AI | $6.27 million | 1.93 | -$11.71 million | ($5.62) | -0.98 |
MultiSensor AI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nikon. Nikon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MultiSensor AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Nikon has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiSensor AI has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MultiSensor AI beats Nikon on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nikon
Nikon Corporation manufactures and sells optical instruments in Japan, North America, Europe, China, Thailand, and internationally. It operates through Imaging Products Business, Precision Equipment Business, Healthcare Business, Components Business, and Industrial equipment and Others segments. The Imaging Products Business segment provides digital SLR cameras, compact digital cameras, and interchangeable camera lenses. The Precision Equipment Business segment offers FPD lithography systems and semiconductor lithography systems. The Healthcare Business segment provides biological microscopes, cell culture observation systems, and ultra-wide field retinal imaging devices, as well as products and services related to the contract cell development and manufacturing field. The Components Business segment offers optical components, optical parts, encoders, and material processing products and services; EUV-related components and space-related solutions; and photomask substrates for FPDs. The Industrial equipment and Others segment provides industrial microscopes, non-contact 3D metrology systems, measuring instruments, X-ray/CT inspection systems, and surveying instruments. In addition, it sells used equipment; provides maintenance services for FPD/semiconductor lithography systems; sells and services cameras, microscopes, measuring instruments, and X-ray inspection equipment; and develops and supports computer software. Further, the company is involved in the procurement, logistics, and welfare activities; development, manufacturing, and testing services for eyeglass and lenses; and assembly of camera units. Nikon Corporation was incorporated in 1917 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
About MultiSensor AI
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes multi-sensor systems for thermographic and other use in various industrial applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers sensor devices ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, fixed-mounted pan-tilt-zoom single- and multi-sensor camera standalone systems, and mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. It also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers operating in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility, and oil and gas sectors. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.
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