Contrasting Gores Holdings IX (NASDAQ:GHIX) and HORIBA (OTCMKTS:HRIBF)

HORIBA (OTCMKTS:HRIBF) and Gores Holdings IX (NASDAQ:GHIX) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for HORIBA and Gores Holdings IX, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HORIBA	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gores Holdings IX	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Gores Holdings IX shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Gores Holdings IX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares HORIBA and Gores Holdings IX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HORIBA	11.49%	12.45%	7.91%
Gores Holdings IX	N/A	-59.88%	3.41%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HORIBA and Gores Holdings IX”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HORIBA	$1.97 billion	1.35	$286.14 million	$5.60	11.22
Gores Holdings IX	N/A	N/A	$23.25 million	N/A	N/A

HORIBA has higher revenue and earnings than Gores Holdings IX.

Volatility and Risk

HORIBA has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gores Holdings IX has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HORIBA beats Gores Holdings IX on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HORIBA

HORIBA, Ltd. manufactures and sells instruments and systems worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Automotive, Environment/Process, Medical, Semiconductor, and Scientific. The Automotive segment offers engine emission measurement devices; in-use vehicle emission measurement devices; on-board emission measurement devices; in-vehicle exhaust gas measuring devices; driveline test systems; engine test systems; brake test systems; fuel cell test devices; battery test devices; and vehicle development engineering and test engineering services, as well as leases and manages research and development facilities. The Environment/Process segment provides flue gas analyzers, water quality measuring devices, air pollution monitoring analyzers, environmental radiation measuring instruments, and process measurement equipment. The Medical segment offers hematology and CRP, immunology, clinical chemistry, and blood glucose analyzers, blood cell counters, biochemical testing devices, blood glucose testing devices, as well as coagulation/hemostasis analyzers. The Semiconductor segment provides mass flow controllers, chemical concentration monitors, semiconductor contaminant inspection equipment, and residual gas analyzer. The Scientific segment offers Raman spectrometers, pH meters, water quality measuring devices, particle size distribution measuring devices, X -ray fluorescence analyzers, elemental analyzers, fluorescence spectroscopy/lifetime measurement devices, spectrometer/detectors, and gratings. It also engages in the fund management, software development, and automation software for engine. The company's products are used in arts, entertainment, and recreation; education, research and development, and government institution; food and beverage; energy and environment; health care; industrials; information technology; water; materials; mobility and transport; and waste management applications. HORIBA, Ltd. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

About Gores Holdings IX

Gores Holdings IX, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect on a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.