Konecranes (OTCMKTS:KNCRY) versus Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) Financial Review

Konecranes (OTCMKTS:KNCRY) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Konecranes and Blue Bird’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Konecranes	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Bird	7.65%	116.23%	23.50%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Blue Bird shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Konecranes and Blue Bird, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Konecranes	0	0	0	0	N/A
Blue Bird	0	2	6	0	2.75

Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.66%. Given Blue Bird’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Konecranes.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Konecranes and Blue Bird”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Konecranes	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.23	58.42
Blue Bird	$1.30 billion	1.06	$23.81 million	$2.47	17.19

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Konecranes. Blue Bird is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Konecranes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Konecranes on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Konecranes

Konecranes Plc manufactures, sells, and services material handling solutions. It operates through three segments: Service, Industrial Equipment, and Port Solutions. The company offers workstation lifting system, overhead cranes, hazardous environment cranes and hoists, warehouse automation, and core of lifting, such as gears, motors, and controls; and provides crane advisory services. It also provides crane inspection and preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and remote monitoring, corrective maintenance and retrofits, consultation services, modernization services; and parts, such as hook latch triggers and rope guide. In addition, the company offers container handling equipment, mobile harbor cranes, lift trucks, shipyard and bulk handling equipment, and spare parts; and provides operational software and services, port services. It serves automotive, container handling, general manufacturing, intermodal, metal production, mining, nuclear, paper and forest, petroleum and gas, power, shipyards, and waste to energy and biomass sectors. Konecranes Plc was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hyvinkää, Finland.

About Blue Bird

Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides financing services and extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.