Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

Cemex (NYSE:CX) and Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Is CX or TGLS a better dividend stock?

Cemex pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cemex pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tecnoglass pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cemex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer CX or TGLS?

Cemex currently has a consensus price target of $7.91, suggesting a potential downside of 7.99%. Given Cemex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cemex is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cemex	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CX or TGLS more profitable?

Tecnoglass has a net margin of 19.13% compared to Cemex's net margin of 9.61%. Tecnoglass' return on equity of 28.77% beat Cemex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cemex	9.61%	6.89%	3.18%
Tecnoglass	19.13%	28.77%	17.70%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CX or TGLS?

83.0% of Cemex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cemex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CX or TGLS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cemex	$16.20B	0.77	$939M	$1.02	8.43
Tecnoglass	$890.18M	3.97	$161.31M	$3.89	19.33

Does the media refer more to CX or TGLS?

In the previous week, Cemex had 2 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cemex and 1 mentions for Tecnoglass. Cemex's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Tecnoglass' score of 0.00 indicating that Cemex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cemex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tecnoglass	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CX or TGLS?

Cemex has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cemex beats Tecnoglass on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.