American Vanguard (NYSE:AVD – Get Free Report) and Huabao International (OTCMKTS:HUIHY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares American Vanguard and Huabao International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Vanguard | $515.11 million | 0.14 | -$49.88 million | ($1.75) | -1.40 |
| Huabao International | $484.77 million | 3.33 | -$54.09 million | N/A | N/A |
Volatility and Risk
American Vanguard has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huabao International has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares American Vanguard and Huabao International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Vanguard | -9.68% | -5.13% | -1.76% |
| Huabao International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for American Vanguard and Huabao International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Vanguard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Huabao International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
American Vanguard presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 389.00%. Given American Vanguard’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Vanguard is more favorable than Huabao International.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
79.0% of American Vanguard shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of American Vanguard shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
American Vanguard beats Huabao International on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Vanguard
American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, soil fumigants, and biorationals in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. The company also markets, sells, and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
About Huabao International
Huabao International Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, researches, develops, produces, distributes, and sells flavours and fragrances, food ingredients, tobacco and aroma raw materials, and condiment products primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers paper-making reconstituted tobacco leaves and new materials products for the tobacco industry. The company is also involved in the production and sale of natural extracts; tobacco flavours and fragrances; filter materials; cigarette filters; synthetic perfumes; and food flavours and fragrances. Huabao International Holdings Limited was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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