Both Intelligent Systems Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:INS) and Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) compete on a level playing field in the Diversified Machinery industry. We will evaluate their performance with regards to profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intelligent Systems Corporation	20.10M	15.56	6.24M	0.26	68.66
Danaher Corporation	19.89B	4.74	2.65B	3.73	33.79

Table 1 highlights Intelligent Systems Corporation and Danaher Corporation’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Danaher Corporation appears to has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Systems Corporation. When business has higher P/E means it is more expensive than its counterpart currently. Intelligent Systems Corporation’s currently higher P/E ratio makes it the more expensive of the two businesses.

Profitability

Table 2 shows Intelligent Systems Corporation and Danaher Corporation’s return on assets, return on equity and net margins.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Systems Corporation	31.04%	15%	13.2%
Danaher Corporation	13.32%	9.6%	5.6%

Volatility and Risk

Intelligent Systems Corporation is 4.00% less volatile than S&P 500 due to its 0.96 beta. From a competition point of view, Danaher Corporation has a 1.05 beta which is 5.00% more volatile compared to S&P 500.

Liquidity

Intelligent Systems Corporation’s Current Ratio is 6.7 while its Quick Ratio is 6.7. On the competitive side is, Danaher Corporation which has a 1.5 Current Ratio and a 1.1 Quick Ratio. Intelligent Systems Corporation is better positioned to pay off short and long-term obligations compared to Danaher Corporation.

Dividends

Meanwhile, Danaher Corporation’s annual dividend is $0.64 per share and it also boasts of a 0.49% dividend yield. No dividend is paid out by Intelligent Systems Corporation

Analyst Ratings

The table shown features the ratings and recommendations for Intelligent Systems Corporation and Danaher Corporation.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intelligent Systems Corporation	0	0	0	0.00
Danaher Corporation	0	0	6	3.00

On the other hand, Danaher Corporation’s potential upside is 3.45% and its consensus target price is $136.17.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

Intelligent Systems Corporation and Danaher Corporation has shares owned by institutional investors as follows: 33.5% and 81.9%. 0.8% are Intelligent Systems Corporation’s share owned by insiders. Insiders Comparatively, owned 0.6% of Danaher Corporation shares.

Performance

In this table we show the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
Intelligent Systems Corporation	-1.16%	-14.05%	28.27%	36.27%	275.68%	38.7%
Danaher Corporation	2.22%	13.5%	17.69%	21.45%	31.15%	22.08%

For the past year Intelligent Systems Corporation was more bullish than Danaher Corporation.

Summary

Intelligent Systems Corporation beats on 9 of the 15 factors Danaher Corporation.

Intelligent Systems Corporation, through its subsidiary, CoreCard Software, Inc., provides technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market in the United States and European Union. The company designs, develops, and markets a suite of software solutions to accounts receivable businesses, financial institutions, retailers, and processors. Its software solutions allow companies to offer various types of debit and credit cards, as well as revolving loans; to set up and maintain account data; to record advances and payments; to assess fees, interests, and other charges; to resolve disputes and chargebacks; to manage collections of accounts receivable; to generate reports; and to settle transactions with financial institutions and network associations. The company's CoreCard software platform and modules include CoreENGINE, CoreISSUE, CoreFraud, CoreCOLLECT, CoreSALES, CoreAPP, COREMONEY, and CoreACQUIRE. Intelligent Systems Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.

Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services worldwide. The companyÂ’s Life Sciences segment provides laser scanning, compound, and surgical and other stereo microscopes. This segment also offers filtration, separation, and purification technologies to the biopharmaceutical, food and beverage, medical, aerospace, microelectronics, and general industrial sectors. Its Diagnostics segment provides chemistry, immunoassay, microbiology, and automation systems, as well as hematology and flow cytometry products. The company offers analytical instruments, reagents, consumables, software, and services for hospitals, physicians' offices, reference laboratories, and other critical care settings. Its Dental segment provides consumables, equipment, and services to diagnose, treat, and prevent disease and ailments of the teeth, gums, and supporting bone. The companyÂ’s products comprise implant systems, dental prosthetics, and associated treatment planning software; orthodontic bracket systems and lab products; endodontic systems and related consumables; restorative materials and instruments; infection prevention products; digital imaging systems and software; air and electric powered handpieces, and consumables; and treatment units. Its Environmental & Applied Solutions segment offers instrumentation, services, and disinfection systems to analyze, treat, and manage water in residential, commercial, industrial, and natural resource applications. This segment also provides equipment, consumables, software, and services for various printing, marking, coding, traceability, packaging, design, and color management applications on consumer, pharmaceutical, and industrial products. The company was formerly known as Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. and changed its name to Danaher Corporation in 1984. Danaher Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.