GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) and SCI Engineered Materials (OTCMKTS:SCIA) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for GrafTech International and SCI Engineered Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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GrafTech International | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
SCI Engineered Materials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
GrafTech International presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.26%. Given GrafTech International's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GrafTech International is more favorable than SCI Engineered Materials.
Risk and Volatility
GrafTech International has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SCI Engineered Materials has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares GrafTech International and SCI Engineered Materials' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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GrafTech International | 37.22% | -80.09% | 31.95% |
SCI Engineered Materials | 0.79% | 2.28% | 1.23% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares GrafTech International and SCI Engineered Materials' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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GrafTech International | $1.79 billion | 1.71 | $744.60 million | $2.58 | 4.45 |
SCI Engineered Materials | $12.95 million | 1.20 | $310,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
GrafTech International has higher revenue and earnings than SCI Engineered Materials.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.4% of GrafTech International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of SCI Engineered Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of GrafTech International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of SCI Engineered Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
GrafTech International beats SCI Engineered Materials on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.