Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) and Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) Critical Survey

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) and Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Mistras Group and Greenland Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mistras Group	1.64%	9.37%	3.54%
Greenland Technologies	9.43%	14.06%	6.83%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mistras Group and Greenland Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mistras Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Greenland Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Mistras Group has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenland Technologies has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mistras Group and Greenland Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mistras Group	$729.64 million	0.42	$18.96 million	$0.37	26.27
Greenland Technologies	$83.94 million	0.25	$14.07 million	$0.60	2.03

Mistras Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greenland Technologies. Greenland Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mistras Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.9% of Mistras Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Mistras Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About Mistras Group

Mistras Group, Inc. provides technology-enabled asset protection solutions in the United States, other Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers non-destructive testing services; inline inspection for pipelines; and plant condition management software. It also provides maintenance and light mechanical services, such as corrosion removal, mitigation and prevention, insulation installation and removal, electrical, heat tracing, industrial cleaning, pipefitting, and welding; engineering consulting services primarily for process equipment, technologies, and facilities; and utilizes scaffolding and rope access to access at-height and confined assets. In addition, the company offers certified divers for subsea inspection and maintenance; unmanned aerial, land-based, and subsea systems for inspection applications; online condition-monitoring solutions; quality assurance and quality control solutions for new and existing metal and alloy components, materials, and composites. Further, it builds monitoring systems, as well as provides inspection, maintenance, monitoring and data services; and Web-based solutions. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures, and sells acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and turnkey systems for monitoring and testing materials, pressure components, processes, and structures; and ultrasonic testing equipment. It serves oil and gas, aerospace and defense, fossil and nuclear power, power generation and transmission, civil infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial, public infrastructure, petrochemical, transportation, and other process industries, as well as infrastructure, research, and engineering industries. Mistras Group, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.

About Greenland Technologies

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.