Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ) versus Its Peers Critical Contrast

Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ) is one of 49 public companies in the “CONS PD – MISC STPL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Yunhong Green CTI to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yunhong Green CTI	-5.86%	-11.99%	-4.75%
Yunhong Green CTI Competitors	-5.92%	-33.73%	-2.31%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.1% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of shares of all “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies are held by institutional investors. 44.8% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yunhong Green CTI’s peers have a beta of 0.67, meaning that their average share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Yunhong Green CTI and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yunhong Green CTI	1	0	0	0	1.00
Yunhong Green CTI Competitors	721	3006	3064	99	2.37

As a group, “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies have a potential upside of 26.07%. Given Yunhong Green CTI’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Yunhong Green CTI has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yunhong Green CTI	$17.95 million	-$1.50 million	-12.24
Yunhong Green CTI Competitors	$13.77 billion	$1.23 billion	8.38

Yunhong Green CTI’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Yunhong Green CTI. Yunhong Green CTI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Yunhong Green CTI peers beat Yunhong Green CTI on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Yunhong Green CTI

Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. develops, produces, distributes, and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It offers novelty products, including foil balloons; latex balloons under the Partyloons name; and toy balloon products, which include punch balls, water bombs, and balloons twisted into shapes, as well as other inflatable toy items. The company also offers packaging films and custom film products for food, and other commercial and packaging applications; and container products, as well as assembles and sells Candy Blossom product line. It primarily serves various retail outlets, including general merchandise stores, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and wholesalers, retail chains, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Yunhong CTI Ltd. and changed its name to Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. in August 2023. Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois.