Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) and Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) Head to Head Analysis

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Cooper-Standard shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Cooper-Standard shares are held by insiders. 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 summary of current ratings and target prices for Miller Industries and Cooper-Standard, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Miller Industries	0	2	1	0	2.33
Cooper-Standard	1	2	1	0	2.00

Miller Industries presently has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.15%. Cooper-Standard has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.48%. Given Miller Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Cooper-Standard.

Profitability

This table compares Miller Industries and Cooper-Standard’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Miller Industries	3.59%	7.32%	4.76%
Cooper-Standard	1.20%	N/A	-0.15%

Volatility and Risk

Miller Industries has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper-Standard has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Miller Industries and Cooper-Standard”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Miller Industries	$1.26 billion	0.37	$63.49 million	$2.60	15.77
Cooper-Standard	$2.73 billion	0.20	-$78.75 million	$1.82	17.21

Miller Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper-Standard. Miller Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper-Standard, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Miller Industries beats Cooper-Standard on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Miller Industries

Miller Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells towing and recovery equipment. The company offers wreckers that are used to recover and tow disabled vehicles and other equipment; and car carriers, which are specialized flat-bed vehicles with hydraulic tilt mechanisms, which are used to transport new or disabled vehicles and other equipment. It also provides transport trailers for moving various vehicles for auto auctions, car dealerships, leasing companies, and other similar operations. The company markets its products under the Century, Vulcan, Challenger, Holmes, Champion, Chevron, Eagle, Titan, Jige, and Boniface brands. Miller Industries, Inc. sells its products through independent distributors in North America, and Canada, Mexico; and through prime contractors to governmental entities. Miller Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Ooltewah, Tennessee.

About Cooper-Standard

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., manufactures and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems in the United States, Mexico, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, France, and internationally. The company offers sealing systems, including dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glasses, textured surfaces with cloth appearance, obstacle detection sensor systems, FlushSeal systems, variable extrusions, specialty sealing products, stainless steel trims, and frameless systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems comprising chassis and tank fuel lines and bundles, metallic brake lines and bundles, quick connects, low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tubes, brake jounce lines, direct injection and port fuel rails, MagAlloy break tube coating, and ArmorTube brake tube coating. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems, such as heater/coolant hoses, turbo charger hoses, charged air cooler ducts/assemblies, diesel particulate filter lines, secondary air hoses, degas tanks and deaerators, brake and clutch hoses, air intake and discharge systems, transmission oil cooling hoses, high temperature MLTs, and multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.