Analyzing Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) and Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS)

Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) and Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Cooper-Standard”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinewood Technologies Group	$53.40 million	7.11	$101.63 million	N/A	N/A
Cooper-Standard	$2.74 billion	0.18	-$4.16 million	($2.18)	-12.84

Pinewood Technologies Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper-Standard.

Risk & Volatility

Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper-Standard has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.1% of Cooper-Standard shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Cooper-Standard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Cooper-Standard’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
Cooper-Standard	-1.41%	N/A	-2.15%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Pinewood Technologies Group and Cooper-Standard, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinewood Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cooper-Standard	2	1	1	0	1.75

Cooper-Standard has a consensus target price of $49.33, suggesting a potential upside of 76.16%. Given Cooper-Standard’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cooper-Standard is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Summary

Cooper-Standard beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 7 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 Cooper-Standard

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., manufactures and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems in the United States, Mexico, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, France, and internationally. The company offers sealing systems, including dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glasses, textured surfaces with cloth appearance, obstacle detection sensor systems, FlushSeal systems, variable extrusions, specialty sealing products, stainless steel trims, and frameless systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems comprising chassis and tank fuel lines and bundles, metallic brake lines and bundles, quick connects, low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tubes, brake jounce lines, direct injection and port fuel rails, MagAlloy break tube coating, and ArmorTube brake tube coating. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems, such as heater/coolant hoses, turbo charger hoses, charged air cooler ducts/assemblies, diesel particulate filter lines, secondary air hoses, degas tanks and deaerators, brake and clutch hoses, air intake and discharge systems, transmission oil cooling hoses, high temperature MLTs, and multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.