Head-To-Head Contrast: Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) & ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK)

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Gorman-Rupp and ZJK Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorman-Rupp	7.69%	13.63%	5.99%
ZJK Industrial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Gorman-Rupp and ZJK Industrial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorman-Rupp	0	0	1	0	3.00
ZJK Industrial	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gorman-Rupp and ZJK Industrial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gorman-Rupp	$659.67 million	1.89	$40.12 million	$1.97	24.10
ZJK Industrial	$37.81 million	5.31	$3.68 million	N/A	N/A

Gorman-Rupp has higher revenue and earnings than ZJK Industrial.

Summary

Gorman-Rupp beats ZJK Industrial on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gorman-Rupp

The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and pump systems in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include self-priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high-pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. Its products are used in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire suppression, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, military, and other liquid-handling applications. The company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, direct sales, and e-commerce. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio.

About ZJK Industrial

ZJK Industrial Co. Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specialized in manufacturing and sale of precision fasteners, structural parts and other precision metal parts products applied in a variety of industries, including intelligent electronic equipment, new energy vehicles, aerospace, energy storage systems and liquid cooling systems used in artificial intelligence supercomputers. ZJK Industrial Co. Ltd. is based in Shenzhen, China.