Reviewing ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) & Graco (NYSE:GGG)

ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) and Graco (NYSE:GGG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZJK Industrial and Graco”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZJK Industrial	$37.81 million	4.43	$3.68 million	N/A	N/A
Graco	$2.11 billion	6.40	$486.08 million	$2.82	28.96

Graco has higher revenue and earnings than ZJK Industrial.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZJK Industrial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Graco	22.72%	19.06%	15.68%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ZJK Industrial and Graco, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZJK Industrial	1	0	0	0	1.00
Graco	0	2	4	0	2.67

Graco has a consensus target price of $94.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.72%. Given Graco’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than ZJK Industrial.

Summary

Graco beats ZJK Industrial on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Graco

Graco Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors. The Industrial segment provides liquid finishing equipment, paint circulating and supply pumps, paint circulating advanced control systems, plural component coating proportioners, and accessories and spare parts; equipment that pumps, meters, mixes and dispenses sealant, adhesive, and composite materials; and gel-coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems and applicators, and precision dispensing solutions. It also offers powder finishing products to coat powder finishing on metals under the Gema and SAT brands. The Process segment provides pumps to move and dispense chemicals, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants, and other fluids; pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry, other industrial processes, and research facilities; and chemical injection pumping solutions for injection of chemicals into producing oil wells and pipelines. It also supplies pumps, hose reels, meters, valves, and accessories for fast oil change facilities, service garages, fleet service centers, automobile dealerships, auto parts stores, truck builders, and heavy equipment service centers; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators in industrial and commercial equipment, compressors, turbines, and on- and off-road vehicles. It sells its products through distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and home center channels, as well as to end-users. The company was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.