Reviewing Tessenderlo Group (OTCMKTS:TSDOF) and Akzo Nobel (OTCMKTS:AKZOY)

Tessenderlo Group (OTCMKTS:TSDOF) and Akzo Nobel (OTCMKTS:AKZOY) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.4% of Akzo Nobel shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Tessenderlo Group and Akzo Nobel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tessenderlo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Akzo Nobel	0	6	1	1	2.38

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tessenderlo Group and Akzo Nobel”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tessenderlo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Akzo Nobel	$11.49 billion	1.08	$718.44 million	$1.43	16.87

Akzo Nobel has higher revenue and earnings than Tessenderlo Group.

Profitability

This table compares Tessenderlo Group and Akzo Nobel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tessenderlo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Akzo Nobel	6.49%	12.77%	4.09%

Summary

Akzo Nobel beats Tessenderlo Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tessenderlo Group

Tessenderlo Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the agriculture, valorizing bio-residuals, energy, and industrial solution businesses worldwide. It operates through five segments: Agro, Bio-Valorization, Industrial Solutions, Machines & Technologies, and T-Power. The Agro segment engages in the production, marketing, and trading of crop nutrients, including liquid crop and potassium sulfate fertilizers, and organic soil improvers, as well as organic and non-organic crop protection products. This segment offers its specialty fertilizers under Thio-Sul, KTS, K-Row 23, CaTs, GranuPotasse, SoluKem, SoluPotasse, and MAJOR 90 brands. The Bio-Valorization segment produces, sells, and trades in gelatins and collagen peptides, and proteins and fats. The Industrial Solutions segment is involved in the provision of preassembled piping kits, project consultancy services, engineering support for ventilation solutions, sewage and rainwater solutions, and siphonic roof drainage systems; coagulants and other chemicals for the treatment of wastewater, and the purification of drinking water; production and sale of industrial chemicals, such as bleach, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, various grades of hydrochloric acid, and calcium chloride, as well as sulfur chemicals. The Machines & Technologies segment engages in the design, development, production, sale, support, and service of weaving machines, as well as related upgrade kits and spare parts, and training and repair services; engineered casting solutions, and drill tips and anchor solutions; customized controller systems; and precision parts. The T-Power segment produces electricity through a combined cycle gas turbine of 425 MW capacity. It serves agriculture, food, pharma, municipal water, mining, construction, infrastructure, health, chemical, oil and gas, textile, animal feed, machinery, engineering, and consumer goods end markets. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

About Akzo Nobel

Akzo Nobel N.V. engages in the production and sale of paints and coatings worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Decorative Paints and Performance Coatings. It offers decorative paints, including paints, lacquers, and varnishes; and a range of mixing machines and color concepts for the building and renovation industry, as well as specialty coatings. The company also provides performance coatings that protect and enhance ships, cars, aircraft, yachts, architectural components, consumer goods, and oil and gas facilities. It offers its products under AkzoNobel, Alabastine, Alba, Andercol, Apla, Armstead Trade, Astral, Astral Batiment, AwlGrip, Brikol, Dulux, Bruguer, Cetabever, Cetol, Chemcraft, Colourland Paints, CONSOLAN, Coral, Cromadex, Cuprinol, Dynacoat, Flexa, Glitsa, Grip-Gard, Herbol, Hammerite, International, Interlux, Innenweis, Interpon, Inca, Luxol, Levis, Lesonal, Molto, Modern Classikk, Maxilite, Mauvilac, Mason CT, Marshall, Mactra, Nordsjo, Oxirite, Protecto, Procolor, Polyfilla, Polycell, Pinotex, Pintuco, Resicoat, Relest, Sparlack, Sadolin, Sikkens, Sea Hawk, Savana, Salcomix, Trimetal, Titanlux, Taubmans, U-tech, Vpowdertech, Vivechrom, Xylazel, Xyladecor, Wanda, and Zweihorn brands. The company serves to energy, packaging, infrastructure, and shipbuilding and maintenance industries, as well as general industries, such as agricultural and construction equipment, construction-related steel, metal fabrication, pipes, appliances, and transportation. The company was formerly known as Akzo NV and changed its name to Akzo Nobel N.V. in 1994. Akzo Nobel N.V. was founded in 1646 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.