Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions (OTCMKTS:MGDDY) and The Weir Group (OTCMKTS:WEGRY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Weir Group has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions and The Weir Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The Weir Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions and The Weir Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
The Weir Group | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2.46 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions and The Weir Group's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions | $27.03 billion | 0.98 | $1.96 billion | $2.17 | 13.72 |
The Weir Group | $3.40 billion | 1.96 | $-485,090,000.00 | $0.56 | 22.94 |
Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions has higher revenue and earnings than The Weir Group. Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Weir Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions beats The Weir Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.