Analyzing Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) and Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS)

Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) and Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Cooper-Standard has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

69.1% of Cooper-Standard shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Cooper-Standard shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cooper-Standard and Pinewood Technologies Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cooper-Standard	$2.74 billion	0.18	-$4.16 million	($2.18)	-12.84
Pinewood Technologies Group	$53.40 million	7.11	$101.63 million	N/A	N/A

Pinewood Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cooper-Standard.

Profitability

This table compares Cooper-Standard and Pinewood Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper-Standard	-1.41%	N/A	-2.15%
Pinewood Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Cooper-Standard and Pinewood Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper-Standard	2	1	1	0	1.75
Pinewood Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cooper-Standard presently has a consensus price target of $49.33, suggesting a potential upside of 76.16%. Given Cooper-Standard’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cooper-Standard is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Summary

Cooper-Standard beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cooper-Standard

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., manufactures and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems in the United States, Mexico, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, France, and internationally. The company offers sealing systems, including dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glasses, textured surfaces with cloth appearance, obstacle detection sensor systems, FlushSeal systems, variable extrusions, specialty sealing products, stainless steel trims, and frameless systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems comprising chassis and tank fuel lines and bundles, metallic brake lines and bundles, quick connects, low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tubes, brake jounce lines, direct injection and port fuel rails, MagAlloy break tube coating, and ArmorTube brake tube coating. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems, such as heater/coolant hoses, turbo charger hoses, charged air cooler ducts/assemblies, diesel particulate filter lines, secondary air hoses, degas tanks and deaerators, brake and clutch hoses, air intake and discharge systems, transmission oil cooling hoses, high temperature MLTs, and multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.

About Pinewood Technologies Group

Pinewood Technologies Group PLC is an automotive software provider. The Company is engaged in the dealer management software business. Pinewood Technologies Group PLC, formerly known as Pendragon PLC, is based in United Kingdom.