Critical Survey: Hoya (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) vs. MultiSensor AI (NASDAQ:MSAI)

MultiSensor AI (NASDAQ:MSAI) and Hoya (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MultiSensor AI and Hoya”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MultiSensor AI	$5.55 million	1.37	-$11.71 million	($5.62)	-0.61
Hoya	$5.88 billion	9.65	$1.58 billion	$5.04	33.65

Hoya has higher revenue and earnings than MultiSensor AI. MultiSensor AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hoya, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares MultiSensor AI and Hoya’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MultiSensor AI	-141.70%	-36.08%	-31.31%
Hoya	27.58%	25.78%	20.41%

Volatility and Risk

MultiSensor AI has a beta of -0.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hoya has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.3% of MultiSensor AI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Hoya shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.8% of MultiSensor AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for MultiSensor AI and Hoya, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MultiSensor AI	1	1	0	0	1.50
Hoya	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

Hoya beats MultiSensor AI on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MultiSensor AI

MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes multi-sensor systems for thermographic and other use in various industrial applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers sensor devices ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, fixed-mounted pan-tilt-zoom single- and multi-sensor camera standalone systems, and mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. It also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers operating in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility, and oil and gas sectors. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.

About Hoya

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics. It also operates Eyecity, a specialty retailer of contact lenses. In addition, the company provides information technology products, such as mask blanks and photomasks for manufacturing semiconductor chips; glass disks for hard disk drives; and imaging products that include optical glasses/optical lenses, colored glass filters, and laser equipment/UV light resources. Further, it engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of photomasks for manufacturing flat panel displays. Additionally, the company offers ReadSpeaker, a speech synthesis software; and cloud services comprising Kinnosuke, a time and attendance management service, as well as Yonosuke, an electronic payslip service. HOYA Corporation was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.