CUI Global (NASDAQ: CUI) and Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitabiliy, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
63.7% of CUI Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Amphenol Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of CUI Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Amphenol Corporation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares CUI Global and Amphenol Corporation’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CUI Global | $83.64 million | 0.90 | -$5.13 million | ($0.39) | -9.23 |
| Amphenol Corporation | $6.40 billion | 3.58 | $1.50 billion | $2.82 | 26.56 |
Amphenol Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than CUI Global. CUI Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amphenol Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
CUI Global has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol Corporation has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares CUI Global and Amphenol Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CUI Global | -21.60% | -32.91% | -19.48% |
| Amphenol Corporation | 13.93% | 24.24% | 10.68% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for CUI Global and Amphenol Corporation, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CUI Global | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Amphenol Corporation | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.71 |
CUI Global presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 150.00%. Amphenol Corporation has a consensus target price of $77.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. Given CUI Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CUI Global is more favorable than Amphenol Corporation.
Dividends
Amphenol Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CUI Global does not pay a dividend. Amphenol Corporation pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CUI Global has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
Summary
Amphenol Corporation beats CUI Global on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
CUI Global Company Profile
CUI Global, Inc. is a platform company. The Company’s segments include Power and Electromechanical, Energy and Other. The Power and Electromechanical segment includes its subsidiaries, CUI, Inc. (CUI), CUI Japan and CUI-Canada, Inc., which provide electromechanical components, including power supplies, transformers, converters, connectors and industrial controls for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Its Power and Electro-Mechanical segment aggregates its product offerings into over two categories: components, including connectors, speakers, buzzers, test and measurement devices, and control solutions, including encoders and sensors, and power solutions. Its Energy segment includes its subsidiaries, Orbital Gas Systems Limited (Orbital) and the Orbital Gas Systems, North America, Inc., which consist of gas related test and measurement systems, including the GasPT, a natural gas inferential metering device. The Other segment includes corporate activity.
Amphenol Corporation Company Profile
Amphenol Corporation (Amphenol) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor- based products, and coaxial and specialty cable. The Company operates through two segments, which include Interconnect Products and Assemblies, and Cable Products and Solutions. Its Interconnect Product and Assemblies segment primarily is engaged in designing, manufacturing and marketing a range of connector and connector systems, value-add products, and other products, including antennas and sensors, used in a range of applications in various set of end markets. Its Cable Products and Solutions segment primarily engages in designing, manufacturing and marketing cables, value-added products and components for use primarily in the broadband communications and information technology markets. It designs, manufactures and assembles its products at facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.
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