Eaton (NYSE:ETN) & JNS (OTCMKTS:JNSH) Head-To-Head Comparison

JNS (OTCMKTS:JNSH) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares JNS and Eaton’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JNS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton	15.11%	23.91%	11.38%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for JNS and Eaton, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JNS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Eaton	0	6	14	0	2.70

Eaton has a consensus target price of $383.6316, suggesting a potential upside of 5.66%. Given Eaton’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eaton is more favorable than JNS.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JNS and Eaton”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JNS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eaton	$24.88 billion	5.68	$3.79 billion	$9.94	36.53

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than JNS.

Risk & Volatility

JNS has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eaton beats JNS on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JNS

JNS Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electrical design build construction services contractor in the United States. The company is based in Wheeling, Illinois.

About Eaton

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company’s Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems. Its Aerospace segment offers pumps, motors, hydraulic power units, hoses and fittings, and electro-hydraulic pumps; valves, cylinders, electronic controls, electromechanical actuators, sensors, aircraft flap and slat systems, and nose wheel steering systems; hose, thermoplastic tubing products, fittings, adapters, couplings, and sealing and ducting products; air-to-air refueling systems, fuel pumps, fuel inerting products, sensors, and adapters and regulators; oxygen generation system, payload carriages, and thermal management products; and wiring connectors and cables, as well as hydraulic and bag filters, strainers and cartridges, and golf grips for manufacturers of commercial and military aircraft, and related after-market customers, as well as industrial applications. The company’s Vehicle segment offers transmissions, clutches, hybrid power systems, superchargers, engine valves and valve actuation systems, locking and limited slip differentials, transmission controls, and fuel vapor components for the vehicle industry. Its eMobility segment provides voltage inverters, converters, fuses, circuit protection units, vehicle controls, power distribution systems, fuel tank isolation valves, and commercial vehicle hybrid systems. Eaton Corporation plc was founded in 1911 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.