HLP vs OPTX vs TS Stock Comparison

Hongli, Syntec Optics Holdings and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HLP Hongli Group Inc.
$4.19 +71.0% 1M +173.9% 1Y
Market cap
$307.71M
P/E
158.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
TS Tenaris Sa
$61.31 +11.4% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$65.72B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
2.90%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 6, Syntec Optics Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLPOPTXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.71M $294.04M $65.72B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 158.4x -118.5x 33.9x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1.5% +2.3% TS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -8.3% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -11.7x -3.1x OPTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.90% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +173.9% +179.7% +61.0% OPTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +22.5%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.3% 136.2% 28.9% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 31/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

HLPOPTXTS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHLPOPTXTS
Valuation 7 #189 of 203 5 #192 of 203 42 #119 of 203
Growth – 8 #174 of 188 18 #155 of 188
Profitability – 18 #151 of 183 81 #35 of 183
Financial Health 54 #99 of 216 95 #12 of 216 99 #4 of 216
Shareholder Returns – – 52 #74 of 152
Overall – 31 58
  • HLP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OPTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHLPOPTXTSSPY
1 month +71.0%-1.5%+11.4% +0.7%
3 months +243.4%+14.2%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months +444.2%-4.8%-4.1% +7.1%
Year to date +302.9%+155.2%+59.5% +12.8%
1 year +173.9%+179.7%+61.0% +11.9%
3 years +90.5%-40.3%+93.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.0%-15.8%+24.7% +22.8%
5 years ——+175.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——+22.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+115.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHLPOPTXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.3%136.2%28.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.9%114.3%29.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.093.570.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.461.322.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-93.0%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-48.3%-4.2% -1.2%
52-week high $4.19$14.11$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.43$1.25$37.76 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHLPOPTXTS
P/E now vs peer median 158.4xmedian 25.8x -118.5xmedian 25.8x 33.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 1.9x 10.1xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 292.5xmedian 14.6x 20.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -701.0xmedian 22.2x -720.7xmedian 22.2x 23.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 9.6xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.45 2.34median 1.45 —median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHLPOPTXTS
Revenue – $29.24M $12.04B
Gross profit – $5.73M $4.08B
Operating income – -$1.35M $2.23B
Net income – -$2.41M $1.97B
Free cash flow – -$407.99K $2.78B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.06 –
Cash & equivalents $1.81M $14.05M $9.02B
Total debt $47.35M $29.94M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 73.44M 39.19M –
Enterprise value $303.13M $278.44M $37.02B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHLPOPTXTS
P/E 158.4x -118.5x 33.9x
P/FCF -701.0x -720.7x 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 418.9x 29.3x
P/S 15.7x 10.1x 5.5x
P/B 5.3x 9.6x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 9.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 292.5x 20.0x
EV/EBIT – -208.8x 25.6x
EV/Revenue – 9.7x 4.7x
EV/FCF – -693.0x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 402.8x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLPOPTXTS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1.5% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -14.9% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -43.2% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -56.0% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -53.5% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -52.3% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -44.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -50.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -40.6% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -37.2% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.1% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLPOPTXTS
Gross margin – 19.6% 33.9%
EBITDA margin – 3.3% 23.7%
Operating margin – -4.6% 18.5%
Pretax margin – -6.8% 20.5%
Net margin – -8.3% 15.9%
FCF margin – -1.4% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.4% 18.6%
Return on equity – -12.3% 11.4%
Return on assets – -7.7% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – -5.2% 11.0%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLPOPTXTS
Debt / assets 16.0% 7.1% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -11.7x -3.1x
Debt / FCF – -6.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 19.9% 21.5% 15.2%
Equity / assets 80.1% 78.5% 84.8%
Interest coverage – – 45.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 6.0x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.3x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.8x 58.2x
Altman Z-score – 22.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLPOPTXTS
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield – – -1.5%
Shareholder yield – – 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHLPOPTXTS
Forward P/E – – 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLPOPTXTS
Held by institutions – 12.3% 3.6%
Institutions holding – 62 284
Change in shares held, QoQ – +244.7% -2.4%
Institutions buying – 51 154
Institutions selling – 8 79
Buyers to sellers – 6.38 1.95

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HLPOPTXTS
HLP 1.00 -0.19 -0.03
OPTX -0.19 1.00 0.17
TS -0.03 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLP, OPTX and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hongli (HLP) $307.71M, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $294.04M, Tenaris (TS) $65.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, HLP, OPTX and TS?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hongli (HLP) 158.4x, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -118.5x, Tenaris (TS) 33.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenaris (TS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +1.5%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -8.3%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) returned the most: Hongli (HLP) +173.9%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +179.7%, Tenaris (TS) +61.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenaris (TS) 2.90%. Hongli (HLP) and Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Hongli (HLP) 119.3%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) 136.2%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLP, OPTX and TS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.