Financial Survey: Accsys Technologies (OTCMKTS:ACSYF) and Suzano (NYSE:SUZ)

Suzano (NYSE:SUZ) and Accsys Technologies (OTCMKTS:ACSYF) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Suzano and Accsys Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzano	22.90%	25.25%	6.94%
Accsys Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Suzano and Accsys Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzano	0	2	1	1	2.75
Accsys Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Suzano currently has a consensus target price of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 42.94%. Given Suzano’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Suzano is more favorable than Accsys Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Suzano and Accsys Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suzano	$8.97 billion	1.18	$2.40 billion	$1.68	5.08
Accsys Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	C($0.13)	-7.52

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.5% of Suzano shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Accsys Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Suzano beats Accsys Technologies on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Suzano

Suzano S.A. produces and sells eucalyptus pulp and paper products in Brazil and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paper segments. The company offers coated and uncoated printing and writing papers, paperboards, tissue papers, and market and fluff pulps; and lignin. It also engages in the research, development, and production of biofuel; operation of port terminals; power generation and distribution business; commercialization of equipment and parts; industrialization, commercialization, and exporting of pulp and standing wood; road freight transport; biotechnology research and development; and commercialization of paper and computer materials. In addition, the company is involved in the business office, production packaging, and financial fundraising activities; research, development, production, commercialization, and distribution of wood-based textile fibers, yarns, and filaments produced from cellulose and microfibrillated cellulose; and research and development of wood raw materials for the textile industry. Suzano S.A. was formerly known as Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. and changed its name to Suzano S.A. in April 2019. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Salvador, Brazil.

About Accsys Technologies

Accsys Technologies PLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of solid wood and wood elements in the United Kingdom, Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, and internationally. It offers solid acetylated wood for use in windows, doors, shutters, decking, and cladding under the Accoya brand; and wood chips to manufacture panel products under the Tricoya brand. The company also provides technical and engineering services to licensees, as well as sales and marketing services; sells acetic acid and raw wood; and manufactures colored acetylated wood. Accsys Technologies PLC was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.