Analyzing Heidelberg Materials (OTCMKTS:HDELY) and Federal Screw Works (OTCMKTS:FSCR)

Heidelberg Materials (OTCMKTS:HDELY) and Federal Screw Works (OTCMKTS:FSCR) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Heidelberg Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of Federal Screw Works shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Heidelberg Materials has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Federal Screw Works has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Heidelberg Materials and Federal Screw Works’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heidelberg Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A
Federal Screw Works	0.99%	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Heidelberg Materials and Federal Screw Works, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heidelberg Materials	0	2	1	0	2.33
Federal Screw Works	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Heidelberg Materials and Federal Screw Works”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heidelberg Materials	$22.92 billion	0.99	$2.09 billion	N/A	N/A
Federal Screw Works	$97.55 million	0.10	$1.62 million	$0.71	10.06

Heidelberg Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Federal Screw Works.

Summary

Heidelberg Materials beats Federal Screw Works on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heidelberg Materials

Heidelberg Materials AG, together with its subsidiaries, produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt worldwide. It provides cement products; natural stone aggregates, including sand and gravel; crushed aggregates comprising stone chippings and crushed stones; and ready-mixed concrete for use in the construction of tunnels or bridges, office buildings, or schools, as well as to produce precast concrete parts, such as stairs, ceiling elements, or structural components. The company offers asphalt; and trades in cement, clinker, secondary cementitious materials, solid, alternative fuels, other building materials, and additives. The company was formerly known as HeidelbergCement AG and changed its name to Heidelberg Materials AG in May 2023. Heidelberg Materials AG was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.

About Federal Screw Works

Federal Screw Works manufactures and sells industrial component parts primarily to the automobile industry in the United States. It operates through Big Rapids, Romulus, Traverse City, and Novex Tool divisions. The company offers cold formed and machined pins, including piston pins, planetary and differential gear shafts, and oil pump and steering shafts for the automotive, refrigeration, and small engine industries; and cold formed machined products, such as suspension ball studs, fluid line adapters, and precision formed and machined valve lifter bodies to the automotive industry. It also provides close tolerance machined products that are used in transmission valves, ball joints, steering gear bulkhead assemblies, torque converter hubs, and piston pins; and engineered nut products comprising prevailing torque nuts, free spinning nuts, slotted nuts, nut retainer assemblies, and nut washer assemblies to the automotive industry. In addition, the company offers cold form tooling products, which include assemblies, sleeves, dies, and punches; and complex cold formed parts, such as tie rod housings, valve lifter bodies, and suspension components. Federal Screw Works was founded in 1917 and is based in Romulus, Michigan.