Financial Comparison: Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) versus Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Gorman-Rupp and Greenland Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorman-Rupp	8.88%	15.55%	7.59%
Greenland Technologies	12.32%	17.02%	9.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Gorman-Rupp and Greenland Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorman-Rupp	0	2	1	0	2.33
Greenland Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gorman-Rupp and Greenland Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gorman-Rupp	$682.39 million	2.88	$53.02 million	$2.37	31.35
Greenland Technologies	$90.69 million	0.25	$4.93 million	$0.58	1.88

Gorman-Rupp has higher revenue and earnings than Greenland Technologies. Greenland Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gorman-Rupp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gorman-Rupp beats Greenland Technologies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gorman-Rupp

The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and pump systems in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include self-priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high-pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. Its products are used in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire suppression, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, military, and other liquid-handling applications. The company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, direct sales, and e-commerce. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio.

About Greenland Technologies

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.