Analyzing General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) & Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC)

General Enterprise Ventures (OTCMKTS:GEVI) and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares General Enterprise Ventures and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Enterprise Ventures	$810,000.00	142.69	-$6.88 million	($2.94)	-2.35
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$527.09 million	1.16	$53.00 million	$0.62	11.60

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has higher revenue and earnings than General Enterprise Ventures. General Enterprise Ventures is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for General Enterprise Ventures and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A., as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Enterprise Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	0	1	0	0	2.00

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a consensus price target of $6.40, indicating a potential downside of 11.05%. Given Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is more favorable than General Enterprise Ventures.

Risk & Volatility

General Enterprise Ventures has a beta of 6.5, indicating that its stock price is 550% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares General Enterprise Ventures and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Enterprise Ventures	-1,377.37%	-632.45%	-279.04%
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	10.51%	16.60%	6.62%

Summary

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. beats General Enterprise Ventures on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About General Enterprise Ventures

General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., engages in installing large home and facility proactive wildfire prevention systems. It offers CitroTech products for the prevention and spread of wildfires, as well as lumber treatments for fire prevention. The company was formerly known as General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. in October 2021. General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

About Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A., a cement company, produces, distributes, and sells cement and cement-related materials in Peru. It operates through three segments: Cement, Concrete, Mortar and Precast; Quicklime; and Sales of Construction Supplies. The company’s cement and concrete products are used in residential and commercial construction, and civil engineering; ready-mix concrete used in construction sites; concrete precast, such as paving units or paver stones for pedestrian walkways, as well as other bricks for partition walls and concrete precast for structural and non-structural uses; and cement-based products. It also produces and distributes quicklime for use in steel, food, fishing, and chemical industries. In addition, the company sells and distributes other construction materials manufactured by third parties, such as steel rebar, plastic pipes, and electrical wires. It offers its products directly to other retailers, private construction companies, and government entities through a network of independent retailers and hardware stores. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is a subsidiary of Inversiones ASPI S.A.