Contrasting Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:CSIOF) and Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF)

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:CSIOF) and Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and Samsung Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Samsung Electronics	9.12%	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and Samsung Electronics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Samsung Electronics	0	0	3	1	3.25

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and Samsung Electronics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$77.38	0.13
Samsung Electronics	$197.69 billion	0.04	$18.45 billion	$2.68	24.33

Samsung Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samsung Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.1% of Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Samsung Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Samsung Electronics beats Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. engages in the consumer electronics, information technology and mobile communications, and device solutions businesses worldwide. The company offers smartphones, tablets, watches, and accessories; TVs, projectors, and sound devices; home appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines and dryers, vacuum cleaners, cooking appliances, dishwashers, air conditioners, and air purifiers; monitors and memory storage products; displays, and smart and LED signages; and other accessories. It also engages in venture capital investments, cloud services, network devices installation, semiconductor equipment maintenance services, digital advertising platforms, marketing, consulting, connected services, logistics, financing, and software design activities; toll processing of display panels and semiconductors; development and sale of network solutions; manufactures semiconductors and food; provision of repair services for electronic devices; and development and supply of semiconductor process defect and quality control software, as well as digital televisions, foundry, system large scale integration, connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions, and connected services. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Suwon, South Korea.