Head-To-Head Review: China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) vs. Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD)

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) and China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Air Products and Chemicals and China Carbon Graphite Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Air Products and Chemicals	$12.04 billion	5.57	-$394.50 million	($1.51)	-199.41
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

China Carbon Graphite Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Air Products and Chemicals.

Profitability

This table compares Air Products and Chemicals and China Carbon Graphite Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Products and Chemicals	16.91%	16.11%	6.92%
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Air Products and Chemicals and China Carbon Graphite Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air Products and Chemicals	0	5	10	1	2.75
China Carbon Graphite Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Air Products and Chemicals presently has a consensus price target of $318.24, indicating a potential upside of 5.69%. Given Air Products and Chemicals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than China Carbon Graphite Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of China Carbon Graphite Group shares are owned by company insiders. 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.

Volatility & Risk

Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Carbon Graphite Group has a beta of -1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 243% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Air Products and Chemicals beats China Carbon Graphite Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Air Products and Chemicals

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

About China Carbon Graphite Group

China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, rework, and sale of graphene, graphene oxide, carbon graphite felt, and graphite bipolar plates in the People's Republic of China. Its graphene oxide is used as a conductive agent in lithium ion batteries, super capacitors, rubber and plastic additives, conductive inks, special coatings, transparent conductive thin films, and chips; and graphite bipolar plates are used in solar power storage. The company operates roycarbon.com, a business-to-business and business-to-consumers Internet portal for graphite related products. China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Diamond Bar, California.