Analyzing Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) & Atkore (NYSE:ATKR)

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) and Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Atkore”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	$472.67 million	0.08	$3.49 million	N/A	N/A
Atkore	$3.20 billion	0.82	$472.87 million	$5.20	14.94

Atkore has higher revenue and earnings than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Atkore, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atkore	0	4	3	0	2.43

Atkore has a consensus target price of $79.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. Given Atkore’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atkore is more favorable than Asia Pacific Wire & Cable.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.0% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Atkore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atkore has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Atkore’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atkore	6.48%	20.81%	10.61%

Summary

Atkore beats Asia Pacific Wire & Cable on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Asia Pacific Wire & Cable

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp. Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the business of owning operating companies in the power cable, telecommunication cable, enameled wire, and electronic cable industry. It operates through the following segments: North Asia, Thailand, and Rest of the World. The company was founded on September 19, 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

About Atkore

Atkore Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of electrical, mechanical, safety, and infrastructure products and solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers conduits, cables, and installation accessories. It also designs and manufactures protection and reliability solutions for critical infrastructure, such as metal framing, mechanical pipe, perimeter security, and cable management. The company offers its products under the Allied Tube & Conduit, AFC Cable Systems, Kaf-Tech, Heritage Plastics, Unistrut, Power-Strut, Cope, US Tray, FRE Composites, United Poly Systems, Calbond, and Calpipe. It serves various end markets, including new construction; maintenance, repair, and remodel; infrastructure; diversified industrials; alternative power generation; healthcare; data centers; and governments through electrical, industrial, and mechanical contractors, as well as original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Atkore International Group Inc. and changed its name to Atkore Inc. in February 2021. Atkore Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Harvey, Illinois.