OPTX vs TS vs ZJK Stock Comparison

Syntec Optics Holdings, Tenaris and ZJK Industrial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.41 +7.6% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$64.57B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 5, Syntec Optics Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOPTXTSZJKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $284.14M $64.57B $93.74M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -117.7x 33.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x — –
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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +166.2% +60.2% -44.5% OPTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +22.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 136.3% 28.9% 95.6% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 58/100 — TS

Percentile Scorecard

OPTXTSZJK

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

AxisOPTXTSZJK
Valuation 5 #192 of 203 42 #118 of 203 –
Growth 6 #176 of 188 17 #157 of 188 –
Profitability 18 #152 of 184 81 #36 of 184 –
Financial Health 94 #13 of 217 99 #4 of 217 80 #44 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 53 #72 of 153 –
Overall 31 58 –
  • OPTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ZJK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOPTXTSZJKSPY
1 month +2.1%+7.6%-26.8% +0.9%
3 months +23.1%+8.2%-8.2% +5.9%
6 months +4.6%-4.9%-42.2% +8.5%
Year to date +153.1%+57.1%-22.0% +13.3%
1 year +166.2%+60.2%-44.5% +12.4%
3 years -31.0%+92.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -11.7%+24.4%— +23.5%
5 years —+171.1%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+22.1%— +11.0%
10 years —+112.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+7.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureOPTXTSZJKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 136.3%28.9%95.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.0%29.4%85.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.580.330.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.222.08-0.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-33.7%-91.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-5.6%-56.2% -0.9%
52-week high $14.11$64.02$3.56 $779.14
52-week low $1.25$37.70$1.45 $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.

MultipleOPTXTSZJK
P/E now vs peer median -117.5xmedian 25.4x 33.4xmedian 25.4x —median 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 290.0xmedian 14.3x 19.6xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -714.8xmedian 21.8x 23.3xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.33median 1.41 —median 1.41 —median 1.41

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 monthsOPTXTSZJK
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 $14.05M $9.02B $21.03M
Total debt $29.94M $1.27B $17.03M
Shares (diluted) 39.19M – 62.62M
Enterprise value $268.54M $35.61B $18.10M

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
MetricOPTXTSZJK
P/E -117.5x 33.4x –
P/FCF -714.8x 23.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 415.4x 28.9x –
P/S 10.0x 5.4x –
P/B 9.6x 3.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 3.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 290.0x 19.6x –
EV/EBIT -207.0x 25.1x –
EV/Revenue 9.6x 4.7x –
EV/FCF -687.1x 20.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 399.3x 25.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.33 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOPTXTSZJK
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
MetricOPTXTSZJK
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
MetricOPTXTSZJK
Debt / assets 7.1% 1.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -11.7x -3.1x –
Debt / FCF -6.8x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 21.5% 15.2% 39.2%
Equity / assets 78.5% 84.8% 60.8%
Interest coverage – 45.4x –
Current ratio 6.0x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 4.3x 70.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.8x 58.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 22.55 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOPTXTSZJK
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.

ConsensusOPTXTSZJK
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 –
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
HoldersOPTXTSZJK
Held by institutions 12.3% 3.6% 0.2%
Institutions holding 62 283 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +244.7% -2.4% -17.3%
Institutions buying 51 154 4
Institutions selling 8 78 3
Buyers to sellers 6.38 1.97 1.33

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.

OPTXTSZJK
OPTX 1.00 0.17 0.00
TS 0.17 1.00 0.01
ZJK 0.00 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OPTX, TS and ZJK?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $284.14M, Tenaris (TS) $64.57B, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) $93.74M.

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: Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +166.2%, Tenaris (TS) +60.2%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) -44.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) 136.3%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) 95.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.