Contrasting Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and Trans Global Group (OTCMKTS:TGGI) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Trans Global Group 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and Trans Global Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0	4	2	0	2.33
Trans Global Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.60%. Given Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is more favorable than Trans Global Group.

Profitability

This table compares Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and Trans Global Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	10.78%	15.23%	9.02%
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor and Trans Global Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.57 billion	4.82	$160.20 million	$1.01	44.58
Trans Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher revenue and earnings than Trans Global Group.

Risk and Volatility

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trans Global Group has a beta of -0.95, indicating that its share price is 195% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats Trans Global Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation engages in design, procurement, manufacture, and marketing of water management solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers water safety and control products, such as backflow preventers, fire system valves, pressure reducing valves, thermostatic mixing valves, PEX pipings, fittings, and installation tools under the Zurn and Wilkins brand names. The company also provides flow systems products comprising point drains, hydrants, fixture carrier systems, chemical drainage systems; and interceptors and separators, acid neutralization systems, and remote monitoring systems under the Zurn and Green Turtle brands. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and markets remote tank monitoring devices, alarms, software, and services. Further, the company offers sensor-operated flush valves under the AquaSense, Aquaflush, and AquaVantage brands; heavy-duty commercial faucets under the AquaSpec brand; water conserving fixtures under the EcoVantage and Zurn One brands; stainless steel products under the Just Manufacturing brand name, which include stainless steel sinks and plumbing fixtures, and various types of sinks, as well as drinking water dispensing and filtration products under the Elkay and Halsey Taylor brands. It distributes to institutional, commercial, waterworks, and residential end markets through independent sales representatives, plumbing wholesalers, and industry-specific distributors in the waterworks, foodservice, industrial, janitorial, sanitation, and sitework industries. The company was formerly known as Zurn Water Solutions Corporation and changed its name to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation in July 2022. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About Trans Global Group

Trans Global Group Inc., through its subsidiary, Shenzhen Zui Xian Gui Brewery Technology Limited, distributes and retails wine under the Zui Xian Gui name in the People's Republic of China. It also sells its products through an online self-operated retail and e-commerce platform. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.