Reviewing Wuhan General Group (OTCMKTS:WUHN) and Graco (NYSE:GGG)

Graco (NYSE:GGG) and Wuhan General Group (OTCMKTS:WUHN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Graco has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wuhan General Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Graco and Wuhan General Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0	3	1	0	2.25
Wuhan General Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Graco presently has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.09%. Given Graco’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Wuhan General Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Graco and Wuhan General Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graco	$2.11 billion	6.69	$486.08 million	$2.93	29.09
Wuhan General Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Graco has higher revenue and earnings than Wuhan General Group.

Profitability

This table compares Graco and Wuhan General Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	22.72%	18.89%	15.47%
Wuhan General Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.1% of Wuhan General Group 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.

Summary

Graco beats Wuhan General Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Wuhan General Group

Wuhan General Group (China), Inc., through its subsidiaries, researches, develops, and commercializes a range of cannabidiol (CBD)-based products under the Dr. AnnaRx brand for pharmacies. It also focuses on exploring and developing other indications for psilocybin new therapies that will enable patients who suffer from mental illness. The company offers its products for medical applications, including cancer, mental disorders, chronic pain, and others. Wuhan General Group (China), Inc. is headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Canada.