Head-To-Head Contrast: Arkema (OTCMKTS:ARKAY) and HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY)

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY) and Arkema (OTCMKTS:ARKAY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Dividends

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Arkema pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Arkema pays out 57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Arkema, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	0	0	0	0	0.00
Arkema	0	0	0	1	4.00

Risk and Volatility

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arkema has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Arkema’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arkema	3.82%	8.04%	4.17%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Arkema”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	$253.58 million	16.46	$1.15 billion	N/A	N/A
Arkema	$10.30 billion	0.67	$452.40 million	$4.87	18.56

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Arkema.

Summary

Arkema beats HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR

Hopewell Holdings Limited (“HHL”), the Hong Kong-based group, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1972. HHL and its subsidiaries are active in the fields of property development and investment, investment in infrastructure projects, hotel investment and management, restaurant operations and food catering.

About Arkema

Arkema S.A. manufactures and sells specialty chemicals and advanced materials worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials and Coating Solutions, and Intermediates. The Adhesive Solutions segment provides solutions for construction, renovation of buildings, DIY, durable goods, and packaging and non-woven applications; and supplies technologies used in building activities for businesses and individuals, including sealants, tiles, flooring adhesives and waterproofing systems, and technologies used in industry, which include automotive, textiles, glazing, flexible and rigid packaging, and hygiene markets. This segment also offers performance polymers, such as specialty polyamides, PVDF, polyimides, fluorospecialties, and polyetherketoneketone; and performance additives which includes molecular sieves, organic peroxides, thiochemicals, and hydrogen peroxide. The Advance Materials and Coating Solutions segment offers coating solutions, including comprising EU/US acrylics and coating resins; coating additives, such as sartomer photocure resins and coatex rheology additives. This segment also provides decorative paints, industrial coatings, and adhesives; and solutions for applications in the paper, superabsorbent, water treatment and oil and gas extraction, and 3D printing and electronics industries. The Intermediates segment provides fluorogases and acrylics; and industrial intermediate chemicals used in construction, refrigeration and air conditioning, automotive, coatings, and water treatment sectors. Arkema S.A. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Colombes, France.