Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS – Get Free Report) and FGI Industries (NASDAQ:FGI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FGI Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Tecnoglass and FGI Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tecnoglass | 12.35% | 17.84% | 10.14% |
| FGI Industries | -3.07% | 10.02% | 2.28% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Tecnoglass and FGI Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tecnoglass | $983.61 million | 1.72 | $159.57 million | $2.84 | 13.44 |
| FGI Industries | $130.53 million | 0.11 | -$6.14 million | ($2.08) | -3.46 |
Tecnoglass has higher revenue and earnings than FGI Industries. FGI Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecnoglass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tecnoglass and FGI Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tecnoglass | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| FGI Industries | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Tecnoglass currently has a consensus target price of $63.33, suggesting a potential upside of 65.90%. FGI Industries has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.56%. Given FGI Industries’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FGI Industries is more favorable than Tecnoglass.
Summary
Tecnoglass beats FGI Industries on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tecnoglass
Tecnoglass Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, produces, markets, and installs architectural systems for the commercial and residential construction industries in Colombia, the United States, Panama, and internationally. The company offers low emissivity, laminated/thermo-laminated, thermo-acoustic, tempered, silk-screened, curved, and digital print glass products. It also provides aluminum products, including bars, plates, profiles, rods, and tubes that are used in the manufacture of architectural glass settings, such as windows, doors, spatial separators, and related products. In addition, the company offers curtain wall/floating facades, windows and doors, interior dividers and commercial display windows, hurricane-proof windows, and stick facade systems; and other products comprising awnings, structures, automatic doors, and other components of architectural systems. It markets and sells its products primarily under the Tecnoglass, ESWindows, and Alutions brands through internal and independent sales representatives, as wells as directly to distributors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia. Tecnoglass Inc. is a subsidiary of Energy Holding Corporation.
About FGI Industries
FGI Industries ltd. supplies kitchen and bath products in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company sells sanitaryware products, such as toilets, sinks, pedestals, and toilet seats; wood and wood-substitute furniture for bathrooms, including vanities, mirrors, laundry, medicine cabinets, and other storage systems; shower systems; and customer kitchen cabinetry and other accessory items under the Foremost, avenue, contrac, Jetcoat, rosenberg, and Covered Bridge Cabinetry brand names. It sells its products through home center retailers, online retailers, distributors, and independent dealers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. FGI Industries Ltd. is a subsidiary of Foremost Groups Ltd.
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