Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) vs. Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) Head-To-Head Comparison

Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) and Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Johnson Outdoors and Kandi Technologies Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Outdoors	$592.85 million	0.73	-$26.53 million	($3.87)	-10.79
Kandi Technologies Group	$127.57 million	0.86	-$50.50 million	($0.58)	-2.22

Johnson Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Kandi Technologies Group. Johnson Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kandi Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Johnson Outdoors and Kandi Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Outdoors	-7.02%	-8.80%	-6.30%
Kandi Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Johnson Outdoors has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.1% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Johnson Outdoors and Kandi Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Outdoors	2	0	0	0	1.00
Kandi Technologies Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Kandi Technologies Group beats Johnson Outdoors on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Johnson Outdoors

Johnson Outdoors Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets seasonal and outdoor recreational products for fishing worldwide. It operates through four segments: Fishing, Camping, Watercraft Recreation, and Diving. The Fishing segment offers electric motors for trolling, marine battery chargers, and shallow water anchors; sonar and GPS equipment for fish finding, navigation, and marine cartography; and downriggers for controlled-depth fishing. This segment sells its products under the Minn Kota, Humminbird, and Cannon brands through outdoor specialty and Internet retailers, retail store chains, original equipment manufacturers, and distributors. The Camping segment provides consumer, commercial, and military tents and accessories; camping stoves; other recreational camping products; and portable outdoor cooking systems. This segment sells its products under the Eureka! and Jetboil brands through specialty stores, sporting goods stores, internet retailers, and direct to consumers. The Watercraft Recreation segment offers kayaks, canoes, and paddles for family recreation, touring, angling, and tripping through independent specialty and outdoor retailers under Old Town and Carlisle brands. The Diving segment manufactures and markets underwater diving and snorkeling equipment, such as regulators, buoyancy compensators, dive computers and gauges, wetsuits, masks, fins, snorkels, and accessories through independent specialty dive stores and diving magazines under the SCUBAPRO brand name. This segment also provides regular maintenance, product repair, diving education, and travel program services; and sells diving gear to dive training centers, resorts, and public safety units. It sells its products through websites. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin.

About Kandi Technologies Group

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing electric vehicle (EV) products and parts in the People's Republic of China and the United States. It offers also off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters, as well as related parts; and battery packs and smart battery swap system. The company was formerly known as Kandi Technologies, Corp. and changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. in December 2012. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Jinhua, the People's Republic of China.