Modine Manufacturing (NYSE:MOD) versus Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) Head-To-Head Review

Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) and Modine Manufacturing (NYSE:MOD) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Modine Manufacturing”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinewood Technologies Group	$30.47 million	N/A	$101.63 million	N/A	N/A
Modine Manufacturing	$2.58 billion	2.78	$184.00 million	$3.46	39.42

Modine Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Profitability

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Modine Manufacturing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinewood Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Modine Manufacturing	6.93%	23.19%	10.71%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.2% of Modine Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Modine Manufacturing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Modine Manufacturing has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Pinewood Technologies Group and Modine Manufacturing, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinewood Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Modine Manufacturing	0	2	4	0	2.67

Modine Manufacturing has a consensus target price of $182.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.45%. Given Modine Manufacturing’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Modine Manufacturing is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Summary

Modine Manufacturing beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pinewood Technologies Group

Pinewood Technologies Group PLC is an automotive software provider. The Company is engaged in the dealer management software business. Pinewood Technologies Group PLC, formerly known as Pendragon PLC, is based in United Kingdom.

About Modine Manufacturing

Modine Manufacturing Company provides thermal management products and solutions in the United States, Italy, Hungary, China, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments. The company offers heat transfer coils, including heat recovery and round tube plate fin coils; gas-fired, hydronic, electric and oilfired unit heaters; roof-mounted direct- and indirect-fired makeup air units; duct furnaces; infrared units; perimeter heating products; single packaged unit ventilators; modular chillers; air handler and condensing units; ceiling cassettes; evaporator unit coolers, remote condensers, fluid coolers, gas coolers, and dry and brine coolers; and motor and generator cooling coils, transformer oil coolers, radiators, dryers, and industrial heat exchangers. It also provides data center products consisting of IT cooling solutions, including precision air conditioning units for data center applications; computer room air conditioning and handler units; hybrid fan coils; fan walls; chillers; condensers; condensing units; and liquid cooling solutions for high-density computing, as well as replacement parts, maintenance service and control solutions for existing equipment and new building management controls and systems. In addition, the company offers powertrain cooling products, such as radiators, condensers, engine cooling modules, charge air coolers, fan shrouds, and surge tanks; cooling module generator sets; aluminum and stainless steel engine oil coolers, exhaust gas recirculation coolers, liquid charge air coolers, transmission and retarder oil coolers, and chillers; battery thermal management systems, electronics cooling packages, battery chillers, battery cooling plates, coolers and casings for electronics cooling, and coolers for electric axles; and coatings products and application services. Modine Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1916 and is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin.