Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN – Get Rating) and Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT – Get Rating) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
72.0% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Nordson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Nordson and Nauticus Robotics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Nordson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Nauticus Robotics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Nordson presently has a consensus price target of $270.20, suggesting a potential upside of 26.40%. Given Nordson's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than Nauticus Robotics.
Profitability
This table compares Nordson and Nauticus Robotics' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Nordson | 19.25% | 23.66% | 13.61% |
| Nauticus Robotics | N/A | -7.24% | 0.33% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Nordson and Nauticus Robotics' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Nordson | $2.36 billion | 5.18 | $454.37 million | $8.26 | 25.88 |
| Nauticus Robotics | N/A | N/A | -$600,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Nordson has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics.
Summary
Nordson beats Nauticus Robotics on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nordson
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Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures, and markets products and systems to dispense, apply, and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants, biomaterials, and other fluids worldwide. It operates through two segments, Industrial Precision Solutions (IPS) and Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS). The IPS segment provides dispensing, coating, and laminating systems for adhesives, lotions, liquids, and fibers to disposable products and roll goods; automated adhesive dispensing systems used in packaged goods industries; components and systems used in the thermoplastic melt stream; and product assembly systems for use in paper and paperboard converting applications, and manufacturing roll goods, as well as for the assembly of plastic, metal, and wood products. It also offers automated and manual dispensing products and systems to apply adhesive and sealant materials; dispensing and curing systems to coat and cure containers; systems to apply liquid paints and coatings to consumer and industrial products; and systems to apply powder paints and coatings to metal, plastic, and wood products, as well as ultraviolet equipment for use in curing and drying operations for specialty coatings, semiconductor materials, and paints. The ATS segment provides automated dispensing systems for the attachment, protection, and coating of fluids, as well as related gas plasma treatment systems for cleaning and conditioning surfaces; precision manual and semi-automated dispensers, minimally invasive interventional delivery devices, plastic molded syringes, cartridges, tips, fluid connection components, tubing, balloons, and catheters; and bond testing and automated optical, acoustic microscopy, and x-ray inspection systems for use in semiconductor and printed circuit board industries. The company markets its products through direct sales force, as well as distributors and sales representatives. Nordson Corporation was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio.
About Nauticus Robotics
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Nauticus Robotics, Inc. develops and offers ocean robotic solutions and cloud software to the ocean industry. The company offers Aquanaut, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with sensor suite, which provides capability to observe and inspect subsea assets or other subsea features; and Argonaut, a derivative product of the Aquanaut, which is used for non-industrial and government applications. It also provides Olympic Arm, an all-electric, work-class manipulator that allows perception-driven decision making for semi-autonomous tasking; ToolKITT software suite, which is a multi-layered, multi-tool, software platform that operates various ocean robotic vehicles through navigational guidance, vehicle, and manipulator control, as well as perception, planning, and execution of tasks; and Hydronaut, an optionally crewed autonomous surface vessel that supports the real-time operations of Aquanaut in long range and deep water commercial applications. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Webster, Texas.
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