Chiyoda (OTCMKTS:CHYCY) versus Harris & Harris Group (NASDAQ:TURN) Critical Contrast

Insider & Institutional Ownership

19.8% of Harris & Harris Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Harris & Harris Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Harris & Harris Group and Chiyoda’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harris & Harris Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chiyoda	6.83%	127.16%	6.60%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Harris & Harris Group and Chiyoda”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harris & Harris Group	$190,000.00	261.84	-$3.87 million	N/A	N/A
Chiyoda	$3.00 billion	0.17	$178.11 million	$0.29	6.72

Chiyoda has higher revenue and earnings than Harris & Harris Group.

Risk and Volatility

Harris & Harris Group has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chiyoda has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chiyoda beats Harris & Harris Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Harris & Harris Group

180 Degree Capital Corp. is a publicly owned corporate pension plan sponsor. It primarily provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans. The firm is a large advisory firm which provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, pension consulting services. It manages separate client focused equity and balanced funds. It invests in exchange-traded equity securities, non exchange-traded equity securities, cash and cash equivalents and assets of the adviser that are primarily receivables and prepaid expenses. The firm conducts in-house research to make investments. The firm was formerly known as Harris & Harris Group, Inc. 180 Degree Capital Corp. was founded in 1981 and is based in Montclair, New Jersey.

About Chiyoda

Chiyoda Corporation engages in the integrated engineering business in Japan and internationally. It offers consulting, planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and maintenance services for facilities related to gas, electricity, petroleum, petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical, antipollution, environment, preservation, and others. The company also explores for oil, gas, and other mineral resources, as well as invests in and finances exploration activities. Chiyoda Corporation was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.