Contrasting Nitto Denko (OTCMKTS:NDEKY) & Sandoz Group (OTCMKTS:SDZNY)

Nitto Denko (OTCMKTS:NDEKY) and Sandoz Group (OTCMKTS:SDZNY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Nitto Denko has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandoz Group has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nitto Denko and Sandoz Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nitto Denko	$6.34 billion	2.08	$708.49 million	N/A	N/A
Sandoz Group	$9.65 billion	1.95	$77.00 million	N/A	N/A

Nitto Denko has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sandoz Group.

Dividends

Nitto Denko pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sandoz Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%.

Profitability

This table compares Nitto Denko and Sandoz Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nitto Denko	12.91%	12.60%	9.90%
Sandoz Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Sandoz Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Nitto Denko and Sandoz Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nitto Denko	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sandoz Group	0	3	0	0	2.00

Summary

Nitto Denko beats Sandoz Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nitto Denko

Nitto Denko Corporation primarily engages in the adhesive tapes business in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. It provides double sided tapes, surface protective films, sealing materials, masking tapes, membranes, FPD/touch panel related products, gasket materials, semiconductor manufacturing process products, flexible printed circuit boards, porous films/breathable materials, and packaging tapes. The company also offers functional thermal transfer systems, such as labels, barcode label printers, and label printing software; tapes for electrical and electronic equipment; dust removal products for clean rooms; fluoroplastic sheets and tapes, and fluoroplastic porous films; and materials for housing and construction. In addition, it provides medical products, including transdermal therapeutic systems, athletic tapes, medical adhesive tapes for wearable devices and body sensors, adhesive tapes, and particles for nucleic acid synthesis. The company offers its products to automotive and transportation, housing/housing equipment, infrastructure, material, home appliance and electrical, display, electronic device, medical, packaging, and consumer/personal care industries. Nitto Denko Corporation was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

About Sandoz Group

Sandoz Group AG develops, manufactures, and markets generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars worldwide. The company covers therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, central nervous system, oncology, infectious diseases, pain and respiratory, diabetes, immunology, endocrinology, hematology, and ophthalmology, as well as bone disease. It also provides a portfolio of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.