Critical Analysis: Jin Medical International (NASDAQ:ZJYL) vs. MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA)

Jin Medical International (NASDAQ:ZJYL) and MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Jin Medical International has a beta of 13.62, indicating that its stock price is 1,262% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSA Safety has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Jin Medical International and MSA Safety, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jin Medical International	0	0	0	0	0.00
MSA Safety	0	1	2	2	3.20

MSA Safety has a consensus price target of $202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.50%. Given MSA Safety’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MSA Safety is more favorable than Jin Medical International.

Profitability

This table compares Jin Medical International and MSA Safety’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jin Medical International	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSA Safety	15.16%	29.14%	13.45%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.5% of MSA Safety shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of MSA Safety 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Jin Medical International and MSA Safety”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jin Medical International	$19.82 million	6.96	$2.88 million	N/A	N/A
MSA Safety	$1.79 billion	3.63	$58.58 million	$6.92	23.89

MSA Safety has higher revenue and earnings than Jin Medical International.

Summary

MSA Safety beats Jin Medical International on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jin Medical International

Jin Medical International Ltd. engages in the design, development, manufacturing, and sale of wheelchair and other living aids products for people with disabilities or impaired mobility in China and internationally. It also offers oxygen concentrators and bathing machines. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Changzhou, China. Jin Medical International Ltd. is a subsidiary of Jolly Harmony Enterprises Limited.

About MSA Safety

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures in the fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries worldwide. The company's core product offerings include fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as gas detection monitoring systems, and flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors; breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air; industrial head protection products; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems. In addition, the company offers air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It serves distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. The company offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.