Nippon Electric Glass (OTCMKTS:NPEGF) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) Critical Survey

Nippon Electric Glass (OTCMKTS:NPEGFGet Free Report) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFBGet Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nippon Electric Glass and Bel Fuse”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Nippon Electric Glass N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bel Fuse $639.81 million 1.60 $73.83 million $4.36 18.72

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Nippon Electric Glass.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Nippon Electric Glass and Bel Fuse, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nippon Electric Glass 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bel Fuse 0 0 2 1 3.33

Bel Fuse has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.62%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Nippon Electric Glass.

Profitability

This table compares Nippon Electric Glass and Bel Fuse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nippon Electric Glass N/A N/A N/A
Bel Fuse 10.44% 17.97% 11.12%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.0% of Nippon Electric Glass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Bel Fuse beats Nippon Electric Glass on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nippon Electric Glass

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Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells specialty glass products and glass making machinery in Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers glass substrates for FPD; glasses for chemical strengthening; glass fibers; thin film coatings; and glasses for optical devices and electronic devices. It also provides heat resistant glasses; glass tubing for lighting, and pharmaceutical and medical use; fire-rated glasses; space ornamental glass materials; low reflection glasses; radiation shielding glasses; and glasses for building materials. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Otsu, Japan.

About Bel Fuse

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Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company’s products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.

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