Crawford United (OTCMKTS:CRAWA – Get Rating) and Senseonics (NYSE:SENS – Get Rating) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
26.0% of Senseonics shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of Crawford United shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Senseonics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Crawford United and Senseonics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crawford United | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Senseonics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Crawford United currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.96%. Given Crawford United’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Crawford United is more favorable than Senseonics.
Volatility & Risk
Crawford United has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senseonics has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Crawford United and Senseonics’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crawford United | $104.16 million | 0.83 | $5.65 million | $1.67 | 15.19 |
| Senseonics | $13.68 million | 38.27 | -$302.47 million | ($0.18) | -6.28 |
Crawford United has higher revenue and earnings than Senseonics. Senseonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crawford United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Crawford United and Senseonics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Crawford United | 5.43% | 13.09% | 4.95% |
| Senseonics | 253.64% | -19.30% | 22.58% |
Summary
Crawford United beats Senseonics on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
Crawford United Company Profile (Get Rating)
Crawford United Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in aerospace components, commercial air handling, and industrial hose businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and internationally. The Aerospace Components segment manufactures precision components primarily for customers in the aerospace industry. This segment also provides complete end-to-end engineering, machining, grinding, welding, brazing, heat treat, and assembly solutions. The Commercial Air Handling segment designs, manufactures, and installs large-scale commercial, institutional, and industrial custom air handling solutions under the FactoryBilt and SiteBilt brand names. Its customers include health care, education, pharmaceutical, and industrial manufacturing markets. The Industrial Hose segment is involved in the manufacture of flexible interlocking metal hoses primarily to heavy-duty truck manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers, as well as to the agricultural, industrial, and petrochemical markets; and distribution of silicone and hydraulic hoses to the agriculture and general industrial markets. It also exports its products. The company was formerly known as Hickok Incorporated and changed its name to Crawford United Corporation in May 2019. Crawford United Corporation was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Senseonics Company Profile (Get Rating)
Senseonics Holdings, Inc., a medical technology company, develops and commercializes continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people with diabetes in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company’s products include Eversense and Eversense XL, which are implantable CGM systems to measure glucose levels in people with diabetes through an under-the-skin sensor, a removable and rechargeable smart transmitter, and a convenient app for real-time diabetes monitoring and management for a period of up to six months. It serves healthcare providers and patients through a network of distributors and strategic fulfillment partners. The company has a collaboration agreement with the University Hospitals Accountable Care Organization. Senseonics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland.
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