Head-To-Head Review: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:KUKAY) & Kunlun Energy (OTCMKTS:KLYCY)

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:KUKAY) and Kunlun Energy (OTCMKTS:KLYCY) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kunlun Energy has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Kunlun Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Kunlun Energy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft	$3.89 billion	0.80	-$46.14 million	N/A	N/A
Kunlun Energy	$25.09 billion	0.31	$803.95 million	N/A	N/A

Kunlun Energy has higher revenue and earnings than KUKA Aktiengesellschaft.

Profitability

This table compares KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Kunlun Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft	1.18%	2.87%	1.06%
Kunlun Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for KUKA Aktiengesellschaft and Kunlun Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KUKA Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	0	N/A
Kunlun Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft beats Kunlun Energy on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KUKA Aktiengesellschaft

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, an automation company, provides robot-based automation solutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Systems, Robotics, Swisslog, Swisslog Healthcare, and China. The company manufactures and supplies industrial, collaborative, and mobile robots, as well as robot controllers, software, and digital services for industrial Internet of Things. It also offers automated guided vehicles and other automation components to production cells, turnkey systems, and networked production with the aid of cloud-based IT tools; individual system components, tools and fixtures, and automated production cells; and robot-based and modular manufacturing cells, as well as support services. In addition, the company offers automated solutions for hospitals, warehouses, and distribution centers; and warehouse management systems and healthcare systems. It serves customers in the automotive, electronics, e-commerce/retail, consumer goods, metal and plastic, healthcare, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Industrie-Werke Karlsruhe Augsburg Aktiengesellschaft and changed its name to KUKA Aktiengesellschaft in 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. KUKA Aktiengesellschaft is a subsidiary of Midea Electric Netherlands (I) B.V.

About Kunlun Energy

Kunlun Energy Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through four segments: Natural Gas Sales; Sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Processing and Terminal; and Exploration and Production. The company is also involved in the processing, unloading, storing, gasification, and entrucking of LNG; trading, distribution, and retail sale of various natural gas products; and wholesale and retail of various LPG products. It operates in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Peru, and the Kingdom of Thailand. The company was formerly known as CNPC (Hong Kong) Limited and changed its name to Kunlun Energy Company Limited in March 2010. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Kunlun Energy Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of PetroChina Hong Kong Limited.