Comparing Jin Medical International (NASDAQ:ZJYL) and MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA)

MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) and Jin Medical International (NASDAQ:ZJYL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for MSA Safety and Jin Medical International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSA Safety	0	1	2	2	3.20
Jin Medical International	0	0	0	0	0.00

MSA Safety currently has a consensus price target of $202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.50%. Given MSA Safety’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MSA Safety is more favorable than Jin Medical International.

Profitability

This table compares MSA Safety and Jin Medical International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSA Safety	15.16%	29.14%	13.45%
Jin Medical International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

MSA Safety has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Jin Medical International has a beta of 13.62, indicating that its share price is 1,262% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MSA Safety and Jin Medical International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSA Safety	$1.79 billion	3.63	$58.58 million	$6.92	23.89
Jin Medical International	$19.82 million	6.96	$2.88 million	N/A	N/A

MSA Safety has higher revenue and earnings than Jin Medical International.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.5% of MSA Safety shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of MSA Safety shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MSA Safety beats Jin Medical International on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MSA Safety

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures in the fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries worldwide. The company's core product offerings include fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as gas detection monitoring systems, and flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors; breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air; industrial head protection products; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems. In addition, the company offers air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It serves distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. The company offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

About Jin Medical International

Jin Medical International Ltd. engages in the design, development, manufacturing, and sale of wheelchair and other living aids products for people with disabilities or impaired mobility in China and internationally. It also offers oxygen concentrators and bathing machines. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Changzhou, China. Jin Medical International Ltd. is a subsidiary of Jolly Harmony Enterprises Limited.