Head to Head Comparison: ReTo Eco-Solutions (NASDAQ:RETO) and China Resources Cement (OTCMKTS:CARCY)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.3% of ReTo Eco-Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of ReTo Eco-Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ReTo Eco-Solutions and China Resources Cement”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ReTo Eco-Solutions	$1.83 million	5.78	-$8.35 million	N/A	N/A
China Resources Cement	$3.20 billion	N/A	$29.33 million	$0.20	33.51

China Resources Cement has higher revenue and earnings than ReTo Eco-Solutions.

Risk & Volatility

ReTo Eco-Solutions has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Resources Cement has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ReTo Eco-Solutions and China Resources Cement’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ReTo Eco-Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
China Resources Cement	1.53%	0.77%	0.49%

Summary

China Resources Cement beats ReTo Eco-Solutions on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ReTo Eco-Solutions

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes construction materials primarily in China. Its products include aggregates, bricks, pavers, and tiles. The company's construction materials are used for water absorption, flood control, and water retention; for gardens, roads, bridges, city squares, retaining walls, and slope construction; for hydraulic ecological projects, such as slope protection and river transformation; and for insulation, decoration, and building walls. It also offers construction materials manufacturing equipment, such as automated production equipment with hydraulic integration in China, South Asia, North America, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. In addition, the company undertakes municipal construction projects, including sponge city projects. Further, it offers roadside assistance services, including towing, jump start, tire change, automobile repair services, and other services; and provision of designs, develops, and sells customized software solutions, such as logistics management system, retail management system, fleet management system, and vehicle rental management system. Additionally, the company provides parts, engineering support, consulting, technical advice and service, and other project-related solutions for environmental protection projects. ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About China Resources Cement

China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells cement, concrete, aggregates, and related products and services in Mainland China. It operates through Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates and Others segments. The company engages in the excavation of limestone; and production, sale, and distribution of cement, clinker, and concrete. The company's products are used in the construction of infrastructure projects, such as railways, highways, subways, bridges, airports, ports, dams, and hydroelectric and nuclear power stations, as well as high-rise buildings, and suburban and rural area development. It also engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered and natural stones, and other products; prefabricated construction materials; mining of aggregates; marine transportation activities; provides environmental protection engineering, and warehouse management and fuel supply services; and offers building materials testing and consultancy services. In addition, the company trades in steel pipes, aggregates, and construction materials; and holds properties. The company was formerly known as China Resources Cement Holdings Limited and changed its name to China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited in November 2023. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of CRH (Cement) Limited.