Elis (OTCMKTS:ELSSF – Get Free Report) and AZZ (NYSE:AZZ – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Elis and AZZ’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Elis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AZZ | $1.54 billion | 1.17 | -$52.97 million | $3.43 | 20.84 |
Elis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AZZ.
Analyst Recommendations
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Elis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
AZZ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
AZZ has a consensus target price of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. Given AZZ’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AZZ is more favorable than Elis.
Profitability
This table compares Elis and AZZ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Elis | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AZZ | 6.61% | 15.66% | 6.02% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
90.9% of AZZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of AZZ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
AZZ beats Elis on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Elis
Elis SA provides flat linen, workwear, and hygiene and well-being solutions in France, Central Europe, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Southern Europe, and internationally. The company offers table, bed, kitchen, patient, and bath linens; workwear and personal protective equipment; beverage solutions, such as water coolers and accessories, cups and bottles, and coffee machines; floor protection mats and mops; industrial wipers; and pest and rodent control, insect control, or disinfection services. It provides washroom hygiene services, such as hand washing and drying, toilet hygiene and urinals, lavatories, and air fragrancing; and reusable cleanroom garments, footwear, goggles, and related contamination control solutions, as well as cleaning systems. In addition, the company offers various solutions for collection and disposal of infectious waste, as well as laundry facilities. It serves the catering, accommodation, healthcare and social welfare, industries, trade and retail, and services sectors, as well as public authorities and administration. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Saint-Cloud, France.
About AZZ
AZZ Inc. provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers. It also provides aesthetic and corrosion protective coatings and related value-added services for steel and aluminum coil primarily serving the construction; appliance; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; container; transportation; and other end markets. The company was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
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