Financial Contrast: Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) and Cleantech Solutions International (OTCMKTS:SEII)

Cleantech Solutions International (OTCMKTS:SEII) and Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Cleantech Solutions International and Gates Industrial, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cleantech Solutions International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gates Industrial	0	4	7	1	2.75

Gates Industrial has a consensus price target of $28.18, suggesting a potential upside of 9.43%. Given Gates Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gates Industrial is more favorable than Cleantech Solutions International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.6% of Cleantech Solutions International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Cleantech Solutions International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cleantech Solutions International and Gates Industrial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cleantech Solutions International	$320,000.00	N/A	-$4.15 million	N/A	N/A
Gates Industrial	$3.41 billion	1.95	$194.90 million	$0.78	33.02

Gates Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Cleantech Solutions International.

Profitability

This table compares Cleantech Solutions International and Gates Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cleantech Solutions International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gates Industrial	5.98%	10.17%	5.02%

Summary

Gates Industrial beats Cleantech Solutions International on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cleantech Solutions International

Sharing Economy International Inc. focuses on the development of sharing economy platforms and related rental businesses. The company operates rental stations that offer power banks for mobile charging on-demand and other items; and provision of consulting and office support services. It also engages in the real estate and property management businesses; provision of management services; online media and advertising business; and production of films. In addition, the company develops and operates a sharing economy mobile platform for courier services; develops an interactive virtual tour of a physical space using a mobile phone camera; operates online platforms; and operates a bike sharing mobile app, as well as provides licensing services. Sharing Economy International Inc. was formerly known as Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. and changed its name to Sharing Economy International Inc. in January 2018. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.

About Gates Industrial

Gates Industrial Corporation PLC designs and manufactures power transmission equipment. Its products serves harsh and hazardous industries such as agriculture, construction, manufacturing and energy, to everyday consumer applications such as printers, power washers, automatic doors and vacuum cleaners and virtually every form of transportation.