Analyzing KONE Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) & Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition (NYSE:IRRX)

KONE Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) and Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition (NYSE:IRRX) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares KONE Oyj and Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KONE Oyj	8.97%	39.49%	11.41%
Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KONE Oyj and Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KONE Oyj	$11.85 billion	2.47	$1.00 billion	$0.99	27.93
Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

KONE Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.5% of Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.6% of Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition 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.

Risk and Volatility

KONE Oyj has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for KONE Oyj and Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KONE Oyj	0	1	1	0	2.50
Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

KONE Oyj beats Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KONE Oyj

KONE Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the elevator and escalator business worldwide. The company provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors. It offers maintenance services; and modernization solutions. In addition, the company offers KONE Office Flow, a connected solution that allows for personalized user experiences and touch-free access; health and well-being solutions for elevators, escalators, and doors; KONE Access, an access control system, which is integrated with elevator system and building doors; KONE Destination, a destination control system that reduce waiting and travel times; KONE infotainment, a communication channel for building tenants and visitors; and monitoring solutions that enable real-time inspection of elevators and escalators. Further, it provides people flow planning and consulting services; solutions for special buildings and large projects; cybersecurity solutions; and energy solutions for greener buildings. KONE Oyj was founded in 1908 and is based in Espoo, Finland.

About Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition

Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in railroad companies in North America. Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.