Critical Contrast: Cemex (NYSE:CX) and Yulong Eco-Materials (OTCMKTS:YECO)

Cemex (NYSE:CX) and Yulong Eco-Materials (OTCMKTS:YECO) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cemex and Yulong Eco-Materials”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cemex	$16.20 billion	0.85	$939.00 million	$1.02	9.33
Yulong Eco-Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cemex has higher revenue and earnings than Yulong Eco-Materials.

Profitability

This table compares Cemex and Yulong Eco-Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cemex	9.61%	6.89%	3.18%
Yulong Eco-Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Cemex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cemex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Yulong Eco-Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Cemex has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yulong Eco-Materials has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Cemex and Yulong Eco-Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cemex	1	4	4	0	2.33
Yulong Eco-Materials	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cemex currently has a consensus price target of $9.02, indicating a potential downside of 5.19%. Given Cemex’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cemex is more favorable than Yulong Eco-Materials.

Summary

Cemex beats Yulong Eco-Materials on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cemex

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials and services worldwide. The company offers gray ordinary portland, white portland, oil-well, and blended cement products; mortar; and standard ready-mix, architectural and decorative, rapid-setting, fiber-reinforced, fluid-fill, roller-compacted, self-consolidating, pervious, and antibacterial, and other concrete products. It also provides crushed stone, sand, gravel, and recycled concrete products; performance materials, such as admixtures, mortars, special mortars, and asphalt; and waste management services comprising municipal and industrial, construction, demolition and excavation, and alternative raw materials. In addition, the company construction related services, including logistics and transportation, retail, pavement services, design and engineering, and others; and industrial construction products consist of precast components, 2D panels, 3D modules, and complete structures. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.

About Yulong Eco-Materials

EV Biologics, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the commercial development of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as biological modalities for diagnostics and therapeutics. It is involved in developing vaccines, therapeutics, and cures based on its proprietary multifunctional EV platform. The company also focuses on developing human mesenchymal and other stem cell, and cell-derived products to market in the cosmetic and biopharmaceutical spaces. The company was formerly known as Yulong Eco-Materials Limited and changed its name to EV Biologics, Inc. in August 2020. EV Biologics, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.