Epiroc AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:EPOKY) versus UDG Healthcare (OTCMKTS:UDHCF) Head to Head Comparison

UDG Healthcare (OTCMKTS:UDHCF) and Epiroc AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:EPOKY) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for UDG Healthcare and Epiroc AB (publ), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UDG Healthcare	0	0	0	0	0.00
Epiroc AB (publ)	0	2	0	0	2.00

Risk & Volatility

UDG Healthcare has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epiroc AB (publ) has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares UDG Healthcare and Epiroc AB (publ)”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UDG Healthcare	$1.28 billion	2.87	$92.83 million	N/A	N/A
Epiroc AB (publ)	$6.02 billion	4.11	$825.95 million	$0.68	30.10

Epiroc AB (publ) has higher revenue and earnings than UDG Healthcare.

Profitability

This table compares UDG Healthcare and Epiroc AB (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UDG Healthcare	N/A	N/A	N/A
Epiroc AB (publ)	13.74%	21.50%	10.73%

Dividends

UDG Healthcare pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Epiroc AB (publ) pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Epiroc AB (publ) pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Epiroc AB (publ) beats UDG Healthcare on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UDG Healthcare

UDG Healthcare Plc engages in the supply and distribution of pharmaceutical and medical products. It operates through the following segments: Ashfield, Sharp, and Aquilant. The Ashfield segment provides commercialization services for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. The Sharp segment offers contract packaging and clinical trial packaging services. The Aquilant segment involves. outsourced sales, marketing, distribution, and engineering services to the medical and scientific sectors. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About Epiroc AB (publ)

Epiroc AB (publ), together with its subsidiaries, develops and produces equipment for use in surface and underground applications in North America, Europe, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Equipment & Service, and Tools & Attachments. The Equipment & Service segment provides equipment and solutions for rock drilling, rock excavation, rock reinforcement, loading and haulage, and ventilation systems, as well as drilling equipment for exploration, and water and energy; and related spare parts and services for the mining and infrastructure industries. This segment offers solutions for automation, digitalization, and electrification. The Tools & Attachments segment provides consumables for rock drilling, such as drill bits and drill rods, as well as tools for exploration drilling and rock reinforcement; ground engaging tools, such as cast lips, teeth, and protective shrouds, as well as digital solutions for the mining industry; and hydraulic attachments, including hydraulic breakers, shears and pulverizers, concrete cutters and busters, drum cutters, excavator grapples, excavator magnets, hydraulic compactors, crusher and screening buckets, auger drive units, and couplers and thumbs, as well as HATCON that is a remote monitoring tool. In addition, the company offers aftermarket services, including new circular services, productivity-enhancing technology-agnostic digital solutions, mid-life upgrades, diesel-to-battery conversions, and remanufacturing of components. Epiroc AB (publ) was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Nacka, Sweden.