Head to Head Review: RF Acquisition (NASDAQ:RFAC) & KONE Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY)

RF Acquisition (NASDAQ:RFAC) and KONE Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) are both unclassified companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares RF Acquisition and KONE Oyj’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RF Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
KONE Oyj	8.98%	39.77%	11.49%

Risk and Volatility

RF Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KONE Oyj has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RF Acquisition and KONE Oyj”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RF Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KONE Oyj	$11.85 billion	2.19	$1.00 billion	$1.03	23.83

KONE Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than RF Acquisition.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for RF Acquisition and KONE Oyj, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RF Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
KONE Oyj	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.5% of RF Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of RF Acquisition shares are owned by 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.

Summary

KONE Oyj beats RF Acquisition on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RF Acquisition

RF Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in financial services, media, technology, retail, interpersonal communication, transportation, and education sectors. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Singapore.

About KONE Oyj

KONE Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the elevator and escalator business worldwide. The company provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors. It offers maintenance services; and modernization solutions. In addition, the company offers KONE Office Flow, a connected solution that allows for personalized user experiences and touch-free access; health and well-being solutions for elevators, escalators, and doors; KONE Access, an access control system, which is integrated with elevator system and building doors; KONE Destination, a destination control system that reduce waiting and travel times; KONE infotainment, a communication channel for building tenants and visitors; and monitoring solutions that enable real-time inspection of elevators and escalators. Further, it provides people flow planning and consulting services; solutions for special buildings and large projects; cybersecurity solutions; and energy solutions for greener buildings. KONE Oyj was founded in 1908 and is based in Espoo, Finland.