Comparing Mirion Technologies (NYSE:MIR) & Nidec (OTCMKTS:NJDCY)

Nidec (OTCMKTS:NJDCY) and Mirion Technologies (NYSE:MIR) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Nidec and Mirion Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nidec	-17.80%	-33.77%	-13.88%
Mirion Technologies	2.39%	6.59%	3.53%

Volatility and Risk

Nidec has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mirion Technologies has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Nidec and Mirion Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nidec	0	2	0	0	2.00
Mirion Technologies	0	2	7	1	2.90

Mirion Technologies has a consensus target price of $25.12, indicating a potential upside of 63.06%. Given Mirion Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mirion Technologies is more favorable than Nidec.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Nidec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Mirion Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Mirion Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nidec and Mirion Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nidec	$17.99 billion	1.41	-$3.73 billion	($0.70)	-3.79
Mirion Technologies	$1.02 billion	3.74	$28.80 million	$0.10	154.08

Mirion Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nidec. Nidec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mirion Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Mirion Technologies beats Nidec on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nidec

Nidec Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells motors, electronics and optical components, and other related products in Japan and internationally. The company offers medium- and large-size motors, small-size and precision motors, motor-related products, units and modules, automotive components, mechanical equipment/machine tools, inspection and measuring equipment, electronic devices, sensors, and other products, as well as mold, molding, cutting, and machining components. Its products are used for applications in robotics, IoT products, automotive components, home appliances, logistics/agriculture, information technology, office automation, mobile optical components, medical and health care products, housing equipment, commercial and professional products, industrial machinery, and processing/inspection equipment. The company was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan..

About Mirion Technologies

Mirion Technologies, Inc. provides radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring products and services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland, China, Belgium, Netherlands, Estonia, South Korea, and Japan. It operates through two segments, Medical and Technologies. The Medical segment offers radiation oncology quality assurance and dosimetry solutions; patient safety solutions for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy centers; radiation therapy quality assurance solutions for calibrating and verifying imaging and treatment accuracy; and radionuclide therapy products for nuclear medicine applications, such as shielding, product handling, medical imaging furniture, and rehabilitation products. This segment supports applications in medical diagnostics, cancer treatment, practitioner safety, and rehabilitation. The Technologies segment focuses on addressing critical radiation safety, measurement, and analysis applications; and provides personal radiation detection, identification equipment, and analysis tools. The company's products and solutions also include nuclear medicines, dosimeters, contamination and clearance monitors, reactor instrumentation and control equipment and systems, medical and industrial imaging systems and related accessories, alpha spectroscopy instruments, alpha/beta counting instruments, and gamma spectroscopy detector systems; and electrical penetration, cancer diagnostics, software, and other services. It serves hospitals, clinics and urgent care facilities, dental and veterinary offices, radiation treatment facilities, OEMs for radiation therapy, laboratories, military organizations, government agencies, industrial companies, power and utility companies, reactor design firms, and NPPs. The company was formerly known as Global Monitoring Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Mirion Technologies, Inc. in January 2006. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.