Comparing JX Luxventure Group (NASDAQ:JXG) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL)

JX Luxventure Group (NASDAQ:JXG) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for JX Luxventure Group and Pool, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JX Luxventure Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pool	2	6	5	0	2.23

Pool has a consensus target price of $235.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.23%. Given Pool’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pool is more favorable than JX Luxventure Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JX Luxventure Group and Pool”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JX Luxventure Group	$82.94 million	0.01	-$11.00 million	N/A	N/A
Pool	$5.29 billion	1.42	$406.40 million	$10.87	18.98

Pool has higher revenue and earnings than JX Luxventure Group.

Risk and Volatility

JX Luxventure Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares JX Luxventure Group and Pool’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JX Luxventure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pool	7.40%	32.74%	10.91%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.3% of JX Luxventure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pool beats JX Luxventure Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JX Luxventure Group

JX Luxventure Group, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of casual menswear. It operates through the following segments: Tourism Products, Technology, and Cross-Board Merchandise. The The company was founded by Anna Polemis on January 26, 2012, and is headquartered in Haikou, China.

About Pool

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. It also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, the company offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products comprising discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. It serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.