Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG – Get Free Report) and National Presto Industries (NYSE:NPK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Great Elm Group and National Presto Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Great Elm Group | -60.61% | -37.04% | -18.39% |
| National Presto Industries | 8.18% | 10.42% | 8.24% |
Risk and Volatility
Great Elm Group has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Presto Industries has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Great Elm Group | $16.32 million | 4.17 | $12.89 million | ($0.54) | -3.85 |
| National Presto Industries | $388.23 million | 2.65 | $41.46 million | $5.44 | 26.47 |
National Presto Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Great Elm Group. Great Elm Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Presto Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Great Elm Group and National Presto Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Great Elm Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| National Presto Industries | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
52.8% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of National Presto Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.7% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of National Presto Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
National Presto Industries beats Great Elm Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Great Elm Group
Great Elm Group, Inc. operates as a asset management company. The company engages in credit, real estate, and finance businesses. It is also involved in business development related activities and offers investment management services. The company was formerly known as Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. and changed its name to Great Elm Group, Inc. in December 2020. Great Elm Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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.
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