ESGL (NASDAQ:ESGL) & Avalon (NYSE:AWX) Critical Contrast

ESGL (NASDAQ:ESGL) and Avalon (NYSE:AWX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

ESGL has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avalon has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for ESGL and Avalon, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESGL	0	0	0	0	N/A
Avalon	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of ESGL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Avalon shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares ESGL and Avalon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESGL	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avalon	-2.20%	-4.88%	-1.96%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ESGL and Avalon’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ESGL	$5.41 million	0.73	-$520,000.00	N/A	N/A
Avalon	$80.51 million	0.11	-$1.77 million	($0.45)	-4.93

ESGL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avalon.

Summary

ESGL beats Avalon on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ESGL

ESGL Holdings Limited provides waste solutions. It regenerates industrial waste into circular products using technologies and renewable energy. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Singapore.

About Avalon

Avalon Holdings Corporation provides waste management services to industrial, commercial, municipal, and governmental customers in the United States. It operates in Waste Management Services, and Golf and Related Operations segments. The Waste Management Services segment offers hazardous and nonhazardous waste disposal brokerage and management services; captive landfill management services; and turnkey services, including daily operations, facilities management, and management reporting. This segment also engages in the salt water injection well operations; and sale of construction mats. The Golf and Related Operations segment is involved in operation and management of golf courses and related clubhouses and facilities; and a hotel and its associated resort amenities, as well as an athletic center. Its golf and country club facilities offer swimming pools, fitness centers, tennis courts, dining and banquet, conference facilities, salon, and spa services. The company also owns and operates hotel under the brand of The Grand Resort. Avalon Holdings Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Warren, Ohio.