Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE – Get Free Report) and TOR Minerals International (OTCMKTS:TORM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.1% of TOR Minerals International shares are held 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 Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Gulf Resources and TOR Minerals International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gulf Resources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| TOR Minerals International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Gulf Resources and TOR Minerals International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gulf Resources | $7.66 million | 0.63 | -$58.94 million | ($48.05) | -0.08 |
| TOR Minerals International | $22.41 million | 0.16 | -$2.61 million | ($0.33) | -3.03 |
TOR Minerals International has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Resources. TOR Minerals International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Gulf Resources and TOR Minerals International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gulf Resources | -286.77% | -20.62% | -17.50% |
| TOR Minerals International | -5.31% | -7.21% | -5.92% |
Summary
TOR Minerals International beats Gulf Resources on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gulf Resources
Gulf Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and trades bromine and crude salt, chemical products, and natural gas in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through four segments: Bromine, Crude salt, Chemical products, and Natural gas segments. It also provides bromine for use in bromine compounds, intermediates in organic synthesis, brominated flame retardants, fumigants, water purification compounds, dyes, medicines, and disinfectants. In addition, the company offers crude salt for use as a material in alkali and chlorine alkali production for use in the chemical, food and beverage, and other industries. In addition, it manufactures and sells chemical products for use in oil and gas field exploration, oil and gas distribution, oil field drilling, papermaking chemical agents, and inorganic chemicals, as well as materials that are used for human and animal antibiotics. The company is based in Shouguang, the People’s Republic of China.
About TOR Minerals International
TOR Minerals International, Inc. produces and sells specialty mineral products in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company offers alumina trihydrate and boehmite halogen-free flame retardant and smoke suppressant fillers for plastics, rubber, and specialty applications; and beige and gray colored titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments for use in paints, coatings, plastics, paper, and various other products. It also provides white TiO2, a pigment to add whiteness and opacity to paints and coatings, plastics, and other materials; and engineered fillers for use in plastics, paints, coatings, catalysts, and industrial products. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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