Financial Survey: Yulong Eco-Materials (OTCMKTS:YECO) vs. United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM)

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Yulong Eco-Materials (OTCMKTS:YECO) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Yulong Eco-Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for United States Lime & Minerals and Yulong Eco-Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Lime & Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00
Yulong Eco-Materials	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares United States Lime & Minerals and Yulong Eco-Materials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Lime & Minerals	$317.72 million	11.10	$108.84 million	$4.55	27.06
Yulong Eco-Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

United States Lime & Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Yulong Eco-Materials.

Profitability

This table compares United States Lime & Minerals and Yulong Eco-Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Lime & Minerals	35.83%	23.82%	21.89%
Yulong Eco-Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yulong Eco-Materials has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

United States Lime & Minerals beats Yulong Eco-Materials on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United States Lime & Minerals

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of lime and limestone products. Its products include High Calcium Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, Lime Kiln Dust, Lime Slurry, and High Calcium Limestone. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

About Yulong Eco-Materials

EV Biologics, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the commercial development of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as biological modalities for diagnostics and therapeutics. It is involved in developing vaccines, therapeutics, and cures based on its proprietary multifunctional EV platform. The company also focuses on developing human mesenchymal and other stem cell, and cell-derived products to market in the cosmetic and biopharmaceutical spaces. The company was formerly known as Yulong Eco-Materials Limited and changed its name to EV Biologics, Inc. in August 2020. EV Biologics, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.