PKOH vs HLP vs LUD Stock Comparison

Park Ohio Holdings, Hongli and Luda Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$45.00 -4.6% 1M +120.0% 1Y
Market cap
$600.55M
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
HLP Hongli Group Inc.
$4.19 +71.0% 1M +173.9% 1Y
Market cap
$296.69M
P/E
158.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Park Ohio Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Park Ohio Holdings 3, Hongli 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKOHHLPLUDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $600.55M $296.69M $80.63M PKOH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 158.4x 155.8x PKOH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +120.0% +173.9% -55.4% HLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 119.3% 144.1% PKOH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

PKOHHLPLUD

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

AxisPKOHHLPLUD
Valuation 85 #32 of 203 7 #189 of 203 20 #163 of 203
Growth 74 #50 of 188 – –
Profitability 41 #109 of 183 – –
Financial Health 14 #187 of 216 54 #99 of 216 39 #133 of 216
Shareholder Returns 44 #86 of 152 – –
Overall 51 – –
  • PKOH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HLP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKOHHLPLUDSPY
1 month -4.6%+71.0%-1.3% +0.7%
3 months +14.1%+243.4%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months +55.4%+444.2%-37.1% +7.1%
Year to date +114.9%+302.9%-39.3% +12.8%
1 year +120.0%+173.9%-55.4% +11.9%
3 years +96.2%+90.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.2%+24.0%— +22.8%
5 years +93.0%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.1%—— +10.9%
10 years +40.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePKOHHLPLUDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%119.3%144.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%130.9%142.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.091.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.701.46-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.4%-91.9%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%0.0%-67.1% -1.2%
52-week high $52.51$4.19$11.85 $779.14
52-week low $18.74$0.43$3.20 $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.

MultiplePKOHHLPLUD
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 25.8x 158.4xmedian 25.8x 155.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 15.7xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 22.2x -701.0xmedian 22.2x -40.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 5.3xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.45 —median 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 monthsPKOHHLPLUD
Revenue $1.65B – –
Gross profit $286.50M – –
Operating income $71.50M – –
Net income $26.50M – –
Free cash flow $20.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.87 – –
Cash & equivalents $48.30M $1.81M $4.77M
Total debt $652.60M $47.35M $49.69M
Shares (diluted) 14.20M 73.44M 22.24M
Enterprise value $409.95M $292.12M $34.98M

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
MetricPKOHHLPLUD
P/E 23.6x 158.4x 155.8x
P/FCF 31.8x -701.0x -40.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x – –
P/S 0.4x 15.7x 2.6x
P/B 1.7x 5.3x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 5.8x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x – –
EV/EBIT 17.6x – –
EV/Revenue 0.8x – –
EV/FCF 61.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKOHHLPLUD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -4.7% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 62.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 476.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKOHHLPLUD
Gross margin 17.3% – –
EBITDA margin 6.3% – –
Operating margin 4.3% – –
Pretax margin 1.6% – –
Net margin 1.6% – –
FCF margin 1.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% – –
Return on equity 6.9% – –
Return on assets 1.8% – –
Return on invested capital 6.1% – –
Return on capital employed 6.6% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKOHHLPLUD
Debt / assets 44.4% 16.0% 25.8%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x – –
Debt / FCF 31.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 19.9% 54.8%
Equity / assets 26.7% 80.1% 45.2%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKOHHLPLUD
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% – –
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.

ConsensusPKOHHLPLUD
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKOHHLPLUD
Held by institutions 55.8% – –
Institutions holding 104 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% – –
Institutions buying 58 – –
Institutions selling 27 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.15 – –

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.

PKOHHLPLUD
PKOH 1.00 -0.08 0.12
HLP -0.08 1.00 -0.01
LUD 0.12 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKOH, HLP and LUD?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $600.55M, Hongli (HLP) $296.69M, Luda Technology (LUD) $80.63M.

Which stock is cheaper, PKOH, HLP and LUD?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 22.7x, Hongli (HLP) 158.4x, Luda Technology (LUD) 155.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hongli (HLP) returned the most: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +120.0%, Hongli (HLP) +173.9%, Luda Technology (LUD) -55.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) has been the steadiest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.4%, Hongli (HLP) 119.3%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKOH, HLP and LUD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) leads on 3. 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.