Financial Survey: Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) versus Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW)

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

Profitability

This table compares Douglas Dynamics and Greenland Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Dynamics	7.52%	19.03%	8.07%
Greenland Technologies	12.32%	17.02%	9.68%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Douglas Dynamics and Greenland Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Dynamics	0	2	2	1	2.80
Greenland Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Douglas Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $51.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.01%. Given Douglas Dynamics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Greenland Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Douglas Dynamics and Greenland Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Dynamics	$699.10 million	1.31	$46.90 million	$2.20	18.06
Greenland Technologies	$90.69 million	0.14	$4.93 million	$0.58	1.06

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

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Greenland Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Douglas Dynamics

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. operates as a manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment in North America. It operates through two segments, Work Truck Attachments and Work Truck Solutions. The Work Truck Attachments segment manufactures and sells snow and ice control attachments, including snowplows, and sand and salt spreaders for light trucks and heavy duty trucks, as well as various related parts and accessories. The Work Truck Solutions segment primarily manufactures municipal snow and ice control products; provides truck and vehicle upfits where it attaches component pieces of equipment, truck bodies, racking, and storage solutions to a vehicle chassis for use by end users for work related purposes; and manufactures storage solutions for trucks and vans, and cable pulling equipment for trucks. This segment also offers up-fit and storage solutions. It also provides customized turnkey solutions to governmental agencies, such as Departments of Transportation and municipalities. The company sells its products under the FISHER, SNOWEX, WESTERN, TURFEX, SWEEPEX, HENDERSON, BRINEXTREME, and DEJANA brands. It distributes its products primarily to professional snowplowers who are contracted to remove snow and ice from commercial and residential areas. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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.