Contrasting Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (OTCMKTS:CJEWY) & Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY)

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (OTCMKTS:CJEWY) and Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDRY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Iberdrola’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group	$12.08 billion	1.23	$687.05 million	N/A	N/A
Iberdrola	$56.85 billion	1.30	$4.57 billion	$3.01	15.51

Iberdrola has higher revenue and earnings than Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Iberdrola shares are held by institutional investors. 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 breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Iberdrola, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group	1	1	0	0	1.50
Iberdrola	0	6	1	0	2.14

Dividends

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Iberdrola pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Iberdrola pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iberdrola has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Iberdrola’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Iberdrola	8.61%	8.02%	3.01%

Summary

Iberdrola beats Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells jewelry products in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Cambodia, Canada, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam. The company offers gem-set, platinum and k-gold jewelry, and gold jewelry and products under the CHOW TAI FOOK, HEARTS ON FIRE, ENZO, MONOLOGUE, and SOINLOVE brands. It also distributes watches of various brands. In addition, the company is involved in the trading of diamonds; and the provision of services to franchisees. The company also sells its products through online platforms. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited is a subsidiary of Chow Tai Fook Capital Limited.

About Iberdrola

Iberdrola, S.A. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, France, and Australia. It generates and markets electrical power using renewable sources, such as onshore and offshore wind, hydro, photovoltaic, combined cycle gas, and nuclear, as well as through batteries. The company is also involved in the purchase and sale of electricity and gas on wholesale markets; and energy retail supply activities, such as gas and electricity, and other products and services, including hydrogen, as well as nonrenewable generation. It has a total installed capacity of 60,671 MW. In addition, the company offers energy storage, heat pumps, self consumption, electric mobility, solar, etc. services for residential customers; and management of energy facilities, as well as supplies green H2, industrial heat, etc. to industrial customers. Iberdrola, S.A. was founded in 1840 and is based in Bilbao, Spain.