Analyzing Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) and Reliability (OTCMKTS:RLBY)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) and Reliability (OTCMKTS:RLBY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Reliability shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Keysight Technologies and Reliability’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keysight Technologies	14.50%	19.65%	10.71%
Reliability	-3.38%	-10.72%	-7.60%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Keysight Technologies and Reliability”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keysight Technologies	$4.98 billion	5.47	$614.00 million	$4.26	37.18
Reliability	$23.98 million	0.38	-$590,000.00	N/A	N/A

Keysight Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Reliability.

Risk and Volatility

Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reliability has a beta of -0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Keysight Technologies and Reliability, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keysight Technologies	1	0	8	0	2.78
Reliability	0	0	0	0	0.00

Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $183.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.54%. Given Keysight Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Keysight Technologies is more favorable than Reliability.

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Reliability on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc. provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group. It offers electronic design automation (EDA) software; instrument measurement software, instrument workflow software, and software testing; digital multimeter, phase noise measurement, power meters and power sensors, counters, LCR meters and impedance measurement products, and electrometers; and spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers and exercisers, bit error ratio testers, noise figure analyzers, AC and DC power analyzers, materials test equipment, device current waveform analyzers, and curve tracers. The company also provides waveform and function generators, arbitrary waveform generators, DC power supplies, and DC electronic loads; wireless drive test, radio access and core network test, wireless analyzers, wireless network emulators, and over-the-air test; application and threat intelligence, cloud test, cyber training simulator, network test hardware, synthetic traffic generators, protocol and load test, network security test, and network modeling; bypass switches, clock synchronization, cloud visibility, network and application monitoring, network packet brokers, and network taps; and application-specific test systems, photonic test and measurement products, and MMIC millimeter-wave and microwave devices. In addition, it offers product support, technical support, installation, training, engineering, and integration services. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, resellers, and manufacturer's representatives. Keysight Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, California.

About Reliability

Reliability Incorporated, through its subsidiary, The Maslow Media Group, Inc., provides workforce solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Employer of Record, Recruiting and Staffing, Video and Multimedia Production resources, and Direct Hire. The company provides state employment registration, employee onboarding/offboarding, payroll processing, benefits offerings and administration, workers compensation claim management, employee relations, regulatory compliance, and on-site workforce management services, as well as management of state/county/city mandated employee benefits, such as paid safe and sick leaves, and locality mandated training and unemployment claims administration. It also develops a network of multimedia and video production workers for media clients, camera crews, and other technical and creative talent; and offers on-demand or short-term staffing assignments, contract staffing, and on-site management administration. In addition, the company provides multimedia and video production solutions, including pre-production conceptualization; project consultation from scriptwriting to site scouting; budget development and management; booking and managing of logistics for field and studio teams; and broadcast camera crews and field support, which includes makeup artists, av support, field producers, and full equipment rental. It also offers post-production facilities and freelance support including non-linear editors, graphic artists, narrators, and actors; animation and graphic design development, such as whiteboard animation; live transmission services from satellite to streaming; and management of staffed client studios for corporate, government and broadcast clients. Further, the company provides direct placement requests by MMG clients for various posts, including administrative, media, and IT professionals; and Script to Screen services. The company is headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland.