Critical Contrast: Nippon Electric Glass (OTCMKTS:NPEGF) vs. Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB)

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) and Nippon Electric Glass (OTCMKTS:NPEGF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Bel Fuse and Nippon Electric Glass, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bel Fuse	0	0	2	1	3.33
Nippon Electric Glass	0	0	0	0	N/A

Bel Fuse presently has a consensus target price of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Given Bel Fuse’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Nippon Electric Glass.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bel Fuse and Nippon Electric Glass”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bel Fuse	$524.94 million	1.85	$73.83 million	$5.94	12.95
Nippon Electric Glass	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Nippon Electric Glass.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Nippon Electric Glass shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bel Fuse and Nippon Electric Glass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bel Fuse	11.81%	20.97%	12.70%
Nippon Electric Glass	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Bel Fuse beats Nippon Electric Glass on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bel Fuse

Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company’s products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.

About Nippon Electric Glass

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells specialty glass products and glass making machinery in Japan, China, South Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers glass substrates for FPD; glasses for chemical strengthening; glass fibers; thin film coatings; and glasses for optical devices and electronic devices. It also provides heat resistant glasses; glass tubing for lighting, and pharmaceutical and medical use; fire-rated glasses; space ornamental glass materials; low reflection glasses; radiation shielding glasses; and glasses for building materials. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Otsu, Japan.