Reviewing Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW)

Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greenland Technologies and Hayward”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenland Technologies	$83.94 million	0.19	$14.07 million	$0.98	0.94
Hayward	$1.05 billion	3.43	$118.65 million	$0.62	26.81

Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than Greenland Technologies. Greenland Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hayward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Hayward 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.

Profitability

This table compares Greenland Technologies and Hayward’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenland Technologies	16.38%	20.63%	10.48%
Hayward	12.54%	11.24%	5.49%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Greenland Technologies and Hayward, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenland Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hayward	0	4	1	0	2.20

Hayward has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Hayward’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hayward is more favorable than Greenland Technologies.

Summary

Hayward beats Greenland Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenland Technologies

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.

About Hayward

Hayward Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of pool equipment and associated automation systems in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers pool equipment, including pumps, filters, robotics, suction and pressure cleaners, gas heaters and heat pumps, water features and landscape lighting, water sanitizers, salt chlorine generators, safety equipment, and in-floor automated cleaning systems, as well as LED illumination solutions. It sells its products through specialty distributors, retailers, and buying groups. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.