Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) & CSR (OTCMKTS:CSRLF) Head-To-Head Survey

CSR (OTCMKTS:CSRLF) and Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares CSR and Janus International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Janus International Group	3.68%	11.27%	4.88%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CSR and Janus International Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSR	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.22	26.25
Janus International Group	$884.20 million	0.76	$53.80 million	$0.24	20.46

Janus International Group has higher revenue and earnings than CSR. Janus International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.6% of CSR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Janus International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CSR and Janus International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSR	0	0	0	0	0.00
Janus International Group	1	2	1	0	2.00

Janus International Group has a consensus target price of $7.30, suggesting a potential upside of 48.68%. Given Janus International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than CSR.

Summary

Janus International Group beats CSR on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CSR

CSR Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of building products for residential and commercial constructions in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Building Products, Property, and Aluminium segments. The Building Products segment offers interior systems, including gyprock plasterboards, Martini acoustic insulation products, and Rondo rolled formed steel products, as well as Himmel and Potter interior systems that supplies ceiling tiles, aluminum partitions, and architectural hardware products; construction systems, such as Hebel autoclaved aerated concrete products, AFS walling systems, cladding systems, and Cemintel fiber cement; masonry and insulation solutions comprising Bradford insulations, Bradford energy solutions, Edmonds ventilation systems, and Monier roofing solutions; and bricks, including PGH Bricks and pavers. The company's Property segment sells former operating sites. This segment is also involved in the large-scale developments in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Its Aluminium segment offers aluminium ingots, billets, and slabs. CSR Limited was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in North Ryde, Australia.

About Janus International Group

Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.