Reviewing Omnitek Engineering (OTCMKTS:OMTK) & Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD)

Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDDGet Free Report) and Omnitek Engineering (OTCMKTS:OMTKGet Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Middleby and Omnitek Engineering’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Middleby -7.44% 14.57% 6.95%
Omnitek Engineering 18.80% -22.26% 28.98%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.6% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Middleby shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.5% of Omnitek Engineering shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Middleby has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnitek Engineering has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Middleby and Omnitek Engineering, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Middleby 1 2 6 0 2.56
Omnitek Engineering 0 0 0 0 0.00

Middleby presently has a consensus target price of $177.14, suggesting a potential upside of 23.37%. Given Middleby’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Middleby is more favorable than Omnitek Engineering.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Middleby and Omnitek Engineering”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Middleby $3.20 billion 2.12 -$277.73 million ($5.73) -25.06
Omnitek Engineering $1.02 million 0.24 -$170,000.00 $0.02 0.56

Omnitek Engineering has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Middleby. Middleby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omnitek Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Middleby beats Omnitek Engineering on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Middleby

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The Middleby Corporation designs, markets, manufactures, distributes, and services foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment worldwide. Its Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment offers conveyor, combi, convection, baking, proofing, deck, speed cooking, and hydrovection ovens; ranges, fryers, and rethermalizers; steam cooking, food warming, catering, induction cooking, and countertop cooking equipment; heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, professional refrigerators, blast chillers, cold rooms, ice machines, and freezers; soft serve ice cream, coffee and beverage dispensing, home and professional craft brewing equipment; and fry dispensers, bottle filling and canning equipment, IoT solutions, and controls development and manufacturing. The company's Food Processing Equipment Group segment provides batch, baking, proofing, conveyor belt, and continuous processing ovens; frying and automated thermal processing systems; tumblers, massagers, grinders, slicers, reduction and emulsion systems, mixers, and blenders; battering, breading, and seeding equipment; water cutting systems, food presses, food suspension equipment, filling and depositing solutions, and forming equipment; and automated washing systems, auto-guided vehicles, food safety, food handling, freezing, and defrosting and packaging equipment. Its Residential Kitchen Equipment Group segment offers kitchen equipment comprising cookers, stoves, cooktops, microwaves, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, undercounter refrigeration, wine cellars, ice machines, beer dispensers, mixers, rotisseries, and ventilation and outdoor cooking equipment. The company was formerly known as Middleby Marshall Oven Company and changed its name to The Middleby Corporation in 1985. The company was founded in 1888 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.

About Omnitek Engineering

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Omnitek Engineering Corp. develops and sells technology to convert diesel engines to an alternative fuel, natural gas engines, and complementary products in the United States and internationally. It offers conversion kits for converting diesel engines to run on an alternative fuel, including compressed, liquefied, and renewable natural gas, as well as liquid petroleum gas; natural gas engines and components; and high-pressure natural gas coalescing filters. The company's products are used for stationary applications; and the transportation market, such as light commercial vehicles, minibuses, heavy-duty trucks, and municipal buses, as well as rail and marine applications. It sells and delivers its products through its distributors, system integrators, fleet operators, and engine conversion companies, as well as directly to end-users. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Vista, California.

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