Tri-Tech (OTCMKTS:TRITF) vs. Dover (NYSE:DOV) Critical Review

Tri-Tech (OTCMKTS:TRITF) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Tri-Tech has a beta of 31.69, suggesting that its share price is 3,069% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Tri-Tech and Dover, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tri-Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dover	0	6	8	0	2.57

Dover has a consensus target price of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Given Dover’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Tri-Tech.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tri-Tech and Dover”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri-Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dover	$8.09 billion	3.72	$1.09 billion	$8.02	27.89

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Tri-Tech.

Profitability

This table compares Tri-Tech and Dover’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri-Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 44.3% of Tri-Tech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Dover beats Tri-Tech on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tri-Tech

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. provides consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, and technical services. Its Water, Wastewater Treatment and Municipal Infrastructure segment procures and constructs build-transfer processing equipment and processing control systems for the municipal water supply and distribution, wastewater treatment, and gray water recycling activities; and offers municipal facilities engineering and operation management services for related infrastructure construction projects. The company's Industrial Pollution Control and Safety segment provides systems for volatile organic compounds abatement, odor control, water and wastewater treatment, water recycling facilities design, engineering, procurement, and construction for oil, gas, petrochemical, and power industries. The company serves government, state-owned entities, and commercial clients. Tri-Tech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Dover

Dover Corporation provides equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide. The company's Engineered Products segment provides various equipment, component, software, solution, and services that are used in vehicle aftermarket, waste handling, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market. This segment offers manual and power clamp, rotary and linear mechanical indexer, conveyor, pick and place unit, glove port, and manipulator, as well as end-of-arm robotic gripper, slide, and end effector; winches, hoists, bearings, drives, and electric monitoring system; and radio frequency and microwave filters and switches, and signal intelligence solutions. Its Clean Energy & Fueling segment offers component, equipment, and software and service solution enabling safe storage and transport of fuel, cryogenic gases, and hazardous fluids, as well as operation of retail fueling and vehicle wash establishment. The company's Imaging & Identification segment provides precision marking and coding, product traceability equipment, brand protection, and digital textile printing equipment and solution, as well as related consumable, software, and service to packaged and consumer goods, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, fashion and apparel, and other end-market. Its Pumps & Process Solutions segment manufactures specialty pump, connector, flow meter, fluid connecting solution, plastics and polymer processing equipment, and engineered components for rotating and reciprocating machines. The company's Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment manufactures refrigeration system, refrigeration display case, commercial glass refrigerator and freezer door, and brazed plate heat exchanger for industrial heating and cooling, and residential climate control applications. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.