Head to Head Comparison: DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) and China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI)

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) and China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of China Carbon Graphite Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Carbon Graphite Group has a beta of -2.01, indicating that its share price is 301% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for DuPont de Nemours and China Carbon Graphite Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DuPont de Nemours	2	3	10	0	2.53
China Carbon Graphite Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

DuPont de Nemours presently has a consensus target price of $43.69, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Given DuPont de Nemours’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than China Carbon Graphite Group.

Profitability

This table compares DuPont de Nemours and China Carbon Graphite Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DuPont de Nemours	-6.17%	7.81%	4.98%
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DuPont de Nemours and China Carbon Graphite Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DuPont de Nemours	$12.39 billion	1.39	$703.00 million	($1.84)	-22.29
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

DuPont de Nemours has higher revenue and earnings than China Carbon Graphite Group.

Summary

DuPont de Nemours beats China Carbon Graphite Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits. This segment also provides semiconductor and advanced packaging materials; dielectric and metallization solutions for chip packaging; and silicones for light emitting diode packaging and semiconductor applications; permanent and process chemistries for the fabrication of printed circuit boards to include laminates and substrates, and electroless and electrolytic metallization solutions, and electromagnetic shielding and thermal management solutions, as well as patterning solutions, and materials and metallization processes for metal finishing, decorative, and industrial applications. In addition, it offers various materials to manufacture rigid and flexible displays for organic light emitting diode, and other display applications; provides high performance parts, and specialty silicone elastomers, and lubricants to automotive, aerospace, electronics, industrial, and healthcare markets; and photopolymer plates and platemaking systems used in flexographic printing, and digital inks for textile, commercial, and home-office printing applications. The Water & Protection segment provides engineered products and integrated systems for worker safety, water purification and separation, transportation, energy, medical packaging and building materials. The Corporate & Other segment offers auto adhesives and fluids; Multibase; and Tedlar products. The company was formerly known as DowDuPont Inc. and changed its name to DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in June 2019. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

About China Carbon Graphite Group

China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, rework, and sale of graphene, graphene oxide, carbon graphite felt, and graphite bipolar plates in the People's Republic of China. Its graphene oxide is used as a conductive agent in lithium ion batteries, super capacitors, rubber and plastic additives, conductive inks, special coatings, transparent conductive thin films, and chips; and graphite bipolar plates are used in solar power storage. The company operates roycarbon.com, a business-to-business and business-to-consumers Internet portal for graphite related products. China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Diamond Bar, California.