Reviewing United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Mass Megawatts Wind Power (OTCMKTS:MMMW)

Mass Megawatts Wind Power (OTCMKTS:MMMW) and United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Mass Megawatts Wind Power and United States Lime & Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mass Megawatts Wind Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
United States Lime & Minerals	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Mass Megawatts Wind Power and United States Lime & Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mass Megawatts Wind Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States Lime & Minerals	35.66%	20.76%	19.24%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Mass Megawatts Wind Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 33.9% of Mass Megawatts Wind Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mass Megawatts Wind Power and United States Lime & Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mass Megawatts Wind Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-9.55
United States Lime & Minerals	$376.92 million	8.39	$134.27 million	$4.67	23.62

United States Lime & Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Mass Megawatts Wind Power. Mass Megawatts Wind Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

United States Lime & Minerals beats Mass Megawatts Wind Power on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mass Megawatts Wind Power

Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. engages in developing solar power systems for commercial and residential electric users in the United States. The company provides solar tracking systems to adjust the position of solar panels to receive the optimal level of direct sunlight throughout the day. It intends to build, patent, and operate wind energy generated power plants utilizing proprietary MultiAxis Turbine technology. The company was formerly known as Mass Megawatts Power, Inc. and changed its name to Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. in February 2002. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

About United States Lime & Minerals

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of lime and limestone products. Its products include High Calcium Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, Lime Kiln Dust, Lime Slurry, and High Calcium Limestone. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.