Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY) & American Noble Gas (NYSE:INFY) Financial Comparison

Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY) and American Noble Gas (NYSE:INFY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Fujitsu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of American Noble Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of American Noble Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Fujitsu has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Noble Gas has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fujitsu and American Noble Gas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fujitsu	$23.31 billion	2.21	$1.45 billion	$0.45	60.80
American Noble Gas	$19.28 billion	4.00	$3.16 billion	$0.78	23.85

American Noble Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fujitsu. American Noble Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fujitsu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fujitsu and American Noble Gas, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fujitsu	0	0	0	0	0.00
American Noble Gas	2	7	2	0	2.00

American Noble Gas has a consensus target price of $16.65, suggesting a potential downside of 10.51%. Given American Noble Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Noble Gas is more favorable than Fujitsu.

Profitability

This table compares Fujitsu and American Noble Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fujitsu	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Noble Gas	16.58%	29.40%	18.87%

Dividends

Fujitsu pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. American Noble Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Fujitsu pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Noble Gas pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

American Noble Gas beats Fujitsu on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu Limited operates as an information and communication technology company in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Technology Solutions, Ubiquitous Solutions, and Device Solutions. The company offers multi cloud and hybrid IT services; assessment and consultative services; SAP landscape transformation services; new workplace; datacentre products comprising integrated systems, storage solutions, servers, network switches, and infrastructure management; workplace products including notebooks, tablet PC’s, desktop PC’s, workstations, thin clients, displays, and peripheral devices; consumption based IT services; installation and implementation services; and hardware, software, and infrastructure support services, as well as electronic devices, air conditioning products, and network solutions. It also provides cyber security solutions, including cyber security consulting, managed security servies, and security operation and advanced threat centers; internet of things, artificial intelligence platform and solutions; and software products comprising FUJITSU Software Infrastructure Manager and FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite. Further, the company offers electronic components, such as semiconductor packages and batteries. It serves automotive, manufacturing, retail, financial services, transport, telecommunications, healthcare, and energy and utilities industries; the public sectors; and services providers. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About American Noble Gas

Infosys Ltd. is a digital services and consulting company, which engages in the provision of end-to-end business solutions. It operates through the following segments: Financial Services, Retail, Communication, Energy, Utilities, Resources, and Services, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Life Sciences, and All Other. The company was founded by Dinesh Krishnan Swamy, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Narayana Ramarao Nagavara Murthy, Raghavan N. S., Ashok Arora, Nandan M. Nilekani, and S. D. Shibulal on July 2, 1981 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.