Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY) and China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) Critical Comparison

Basf (OTCMKTS:BASFY) and China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Basf and China Carbon Graphite Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Basf	$70.63 billion	0.65	$1.40 billion	$0.13	99.54
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Basf has higher revenue and earnings than China Carbon Graphite Group.

Profitability

This table compares Basf and China Carbon Graphite Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Basf	0.59%	7.17%	3.28%
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Basf and China Carbon Graphite Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Basf	2	2	5	0	2.33
China Carbon Graphite Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given China Carbon Graphite Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe China Carbon Graphite Group is more favorable than Basf.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Basf shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of China Carbon Graphite Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Basf beats China Carbon Graphite Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Basf

BASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides petrochemicals and intermediates. The Materials segment offers advanced materials and their precursors for applications and systems comprising isocyanates, polyamides, and inorganic basic products, as well as specialties for plastics and plastics processing industries. The Industrial Solutions segment develops and markets ingredients and additives for industrial applications, such as polymer dispersions, resins, additives, electronic materials, and antioxidants for automotive, plastics, paints and coatings, electronics, and energy and resource industries. The Surface Technologies segment provides automotive OEM and refinish coatings, surface treatment, catalysts, battery materials, and precious and base metal services for the automotive and chemical sectors. The Nutrition & Care segment offers ingredients for consumer goods in the areas of nutrition, home, personal care, and technical applications; and serves the food and feed producers, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergents, cleaners, and crop protection industries, as well as fast-moving consumer goods sector. The Agricultural Solutions segment provides seeds and seed treatment products; fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and biological crop protection products; and digital farming solutions. The company engages in engineering and other; rental and leasing; and commodity trading activities. BASF SE was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.

About China Carbon Graphite Group

China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, rework, and sale of graphene, graphene oxide, carbon graphite felt, and graphite bipolar plates in the People's Republic of China. Its graphene oxide is used as a conductive agent in lithium ion batteries, super capacitors, rubber and plastic additives, conductive inks, special coatings, transparent conductive thin films, and chips; and graphite bipolar plates are used in solar power storage. The company operates roycarbon.com, a business-to-business and business-to-consumers Internet portal for graphite related products. China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Diamond Bar, California.