Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR – Get Free Report) and Nippon Paint (OTCMKTS:NPCPF – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
77.5% of Quaker Houghton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Quaker Houghton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Quaker Houghton and Nippon Paint, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quaker Houghton | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Nippon Paint | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Quaker Houghton and Nippon Paint’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quaker Houghton | 4.94% | 9.55% | 4.66% |
| Nippon Paint | 10.22% | 10.85% | 4.87% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Quaker Houghton and Nippon Paint”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quaker Houghton | $1.89 billion | 1.42 | -$2.49 million | $5.61 | 27.70 |
| Nippon Paint | $11.87 billion | 1.31 | $1.20 billion | $0.56 | 11.95 |
Nippon Paint has higher revenue and earnings than Quaker Houghton. Nippon Paint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quaker Houghton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Quaker Houghton has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nippon Paint has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Quaker Houghton beats Nippon Paint on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quaker Houghton
Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals. The company also provides chemical management services. It serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
About Nippon Paint
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the paints and fine chemicals businesses. The company offers automotive coatings, including paints for the automotive body, including surface treatment, electrodeposition coating, intermediate coating, and finish coating; paints for plastic components, such as bumpers and interior components; trade-use paints for construction sites, including single-family detached homes, buildings, and bridges; and industrial coatings that are used in a range of products, including construction and farming machinery, exterior construction materials, office equipment, and electric home appliances. It also provides marine coatings, such as antifouling paints; treatment agents for steel and aluminum products; and paints for DIY applications comprising wallpaper, wall cloth, and wooden, steel, and concrete materials. In addition, the company offers surface treatment products comprising functional coatings, which demonstrate various functions, such as hydrophilicity and rust prevention, and substrate films; caulking agents to fill gaps between building materials; adhesives to fix flooring and building materials; and fillers used for base coatings. Further, it is involved in the investment business; manufactures and sells surface treatment agents; and sales of paints and raw materials. The company has operations in Japan, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2014. Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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