Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) Critical Contrast

Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) and Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Concrete Leveling Systems and Hurco Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hurco Companies	-6.92%	-6.37%	-4.77%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Concrete Leveling Systems and Hurco Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concrete Leveling Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hurco Companies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Concrete Leveling Systems and Hurco Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-102.18
Hurco Companies	$178.55 million	0.76	-$15.12 million	($1.96)	-10.63

Concrete Leveling Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hurco Companies. Concrete Leveling Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hurco Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Hurco Companies beats Concrete Leveling Systems on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Concrete Leveling Systems

Concrete Leveling Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of specialized equipment for use in the concrete leveling industry. It fabricates and markets a concrete leveling service unit that consists of a mixing device to mix lime with water and a pumping device capable of pumping the mixture under pressure into pre-drilled holes. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Canton, Ohio.

About Hurco Companies

Hurco Companies, Inc., an industrial technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells computerized machine tools to companies in the metal cutting industry worldwide. Its principal products include general-purpose computerized machine tools, including vertical and horizontal machining centers, turning centers, and toolroom machines. The company also provides computer control systems and related software for press brake applications. In addition, it offers machine tool components, automation integration equipment, and solutions for job shops; and software options, control upgrades, and accessories and replacement parts for its products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support services. Further, the company provides Autobend computer control systems for press brake machines. It serves independent job shops and specialized short-run production applications within large manufacturing operations, as well as precision tool, die, and mold manufacturers in aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, automotive/transportation, electronics, and computer industries. The company sells its products under the Hurco, Milltronics, and Takumi brands through independent agents and distributors, as well as through its direct sales and service organizations. Hurco Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.