Griffon (NYSE:GFF – Get Free Report) and Addentax Group (NASDAQ:ATXG – Get Free Report) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Griffon and Addentax Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Griffon | 2.03% | 181.66% | 11.95% |
| Addentax Group | -96.23% | -18.12% | -9.95% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Griffon and Addentax Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Griffon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Addentax Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Griffon and Addentax Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Griffon | $2.52 billion | 1.35 | $51.11 million | $1.00 | 73.72 |
| Addentax Group | $4.18 million | 1.10 | -$5.09 million | ($0.59) | -0.66 |
Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than Addentax Group. Addentax Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Griffon has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Addentax Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Addentax Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Addentax Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Griffon beats Addentax Group on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Griffon
Griffon Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides consumer and professional, and home and building products in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Home and Building Products, and Consumer and Professional Products. The Home and Building Products segment manufactures and markets residential and commercial sectional garage doors, rolling steel service doors, fire doors, shutters, steel security grilles, and room dividers for the use in commercial construction and repair, and home remodeling applications. The segment also sells related products, such as garage door openers. The Consumer and Professional Products segment manufactures and markets long-handled engineered tools, including spades, hoes, cultivators, weeders, post hole diggers, scrapers, edgers and forks; wheelbarrows and lawn carts; snow tools comprising pushers, roof rakes, sled sleigh shovels, scoops, and ice scrapers; and pruning products, such as pruners, loppers, shears, and other tools. The segment also offers striking tools, including axes, picks, mattocks, mauls, wood splitters, sledgehammers, pry bars, and repair handles; traditional and gardening hand tools comprising hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, adjustable wrenches, handsaws, tape measures, levels, clamps, trowels, cultivators, weeders, and other hand tools; indoor and outdoor planters and lawn accessories; and garden hoses and hose reels. In addition, the segment provides home organization products, including wire and wood shelving, containers, storage cabinets, and other closet and home organization accessories; residential, industrial, and commercial fans; and cleaning products, such as brooms, brushes, squeegees, and other cleaning products. The company was formerly known as Instrument Systems Corporation and changed its name to Griffon Corporation in June 1992. Griffon Corporation was founded in 1774 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Addentax Group
Addentax Group Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a logistic service provider in China. It operates through three segments: Garment Manufacturing, Logistics Services, and Property Management and Subleasing. The company manufactures and distributes garments; and provides logistic services, such as storage, transportation, warehousing, handling, packaging, and order processing, as well as customs declaration and tax clearance services. It also offers shop subleasing and property management services for garment wholesalers and retailers in the garment market. In addition, the company engages in the building decoration designing business. Addentax Group Corp. is based in Shenzhen, China.
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