Hayward (NYSE:HAYW – Get Free Report) and Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Hayward shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Hayward and Greenland Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hayward | 12.54% | 11.24% | 5.49% |
| Greenland Technologies | 16.38% | 20.63% | 10.48% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hayward | $1.05 billion | 3.43 | $118.65 million | $0.62 | 26.81 |
| Greenland Technologies | $83.94 million | 0.19 | $14.07 million | $0.98 | 0.94 |
Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than Greenland Technologies. Greenland Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hayward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Hayward has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Hayward and Greenland Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hayward | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Greenland Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Hayward currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Hayward’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hayward is more favorable than Greenland Technologies.
Summary
Hayward beats Greenland Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hayward
Hayward Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of pool equipment and associated automation systems in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotics, suction and pressure cleaners, gas heaters and heat pumps, water features and landscape lighting, water sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, safety equipment, and in-floor automated cleaning systems, as well as LED illumination solutions. It sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, and buying groups. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Greenland Technologies
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.
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