Financial Survey: Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) and THT Heat Transfer Technology (OTCMKTS:THTI)

THT Heat Transfer Technology (OTCMKTS:THTI) and Ferguson (NYSE:FERG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for THT Heat Transfer Technology and Ferguson, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
THT Heat Transfer Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ferguson	0	7	12	2	2.76

Ferguson has a consensus target price of $250.47, suggesting a potential upside of 10.34%. Given Ferguson’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ferguson is more favorable than THT Heat Transfer Technology.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of THT Heat Transfer Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares THT Heat Transfer Technology and Ferguson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
THT Heat Transfer Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ferguson	6.28%	35.73%	11.82%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares THT Heat Transfer Technology and Ferguson”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
THT Heat Transfer Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ferguson	$30.76 billion	1.44	$1.86 billion	$9.90	22.93

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than THT Heat Transfer Technology.

Summary

Ferguson beats THT Heat Transfer Technology on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About THT Heat Transfer Technology

THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. engages in the manufacture and trading of plate heat exchangers and related products. It offers plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. The company was founded on August 7, 2006 and is headquartered in Siping, China.

About Ferguson

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. distributes plumbing and heating products in North America. The company provides expertise, solutions, and products, including infrastructure, plumbing, appliances, fire, and fabrication, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) to residential and non-residential customers. It also supplies specialist water and wastewater treatment products to residential, commercial, and infrastructure contractors, as well as supplies pipe, valves, and fittings solutions to industrial customers. In addition, it offers customized solutions, such as virtual design, fabrication, valve actuation, pre-assembly, kitting, installation, and project management services, as well as after-sales support that comprises warranty, credit, project-based billing, returns and maintenance, and repair and operations support. The company sells its products through a network of distribution centers, branches, counter service and specialist sales associates, showroom consultants, and e-commerce channels. Ferguson Enterprises Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.