Financial Survey: AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) versus Flat Glass Group (OTCMKTS:FGSGF)

Flat Glass Group (OTCMKTS:FGSGF) and AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Flat Glass Group and AZZ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flat Glass Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
AZZ	11.83%	14.18%	8.48%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Flat Glass Group 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
Flat Glass Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AZZ	$1.65 billion	2.57	$317.26 million	$6.56	21.54

AZZ has higher revenue and earnings than Flat Glass Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.9% of AZZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of AZZ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Flat Glass Group and AZZ, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flat Glass Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
AZZ	0	2	4	0	2.67

AZZ has a consensus price target of $155.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.87%. Given AZZ’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AZZ is more favorable than Flat Glass Group.

Summary

AZZ beats Flat Glass Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flat Glass Group

Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of glass products in the People’s Republic of China, the rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. The company offers photovoltaic glass, float glass, architectural glass, and household glass products. It is also involved in the mine of a quartzite ores; investment, construction, operation, and maintenance of energy power plants; and sale and installation of natural gas pipelines. In addition, it offers supply chain management services; operates ports; and exports glass products. The company serves PV module manufacturers, glass processing manufacturers, glass wholesalers, furniture manufacturers and processing companies, furniture retailers, architectural contractors, architectural glass processing companies, and construction companies. Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Jiaxing, the People’s Republic of China.

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.