Comparing Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) & Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC) and Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Douglas Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Greenland Technologies and Douglas Dynamics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenland Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Douglas Dynamics	0	2	2	1	2.80

Douglas Dynamics has a consensus price target of $51.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.01%. Given Douglas Dynamics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Douglas Dynamics is more favorable than Greenland Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greenland Technologies and Douglas Dynamics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenland Technologies	$90.69 million	0.14	$4.93 million	$0.58	1.06
Douglas Dynamics	$699.10 million	1.31	$46.90 million	$2.20	18.06

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

Risk & Volatility

Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Douglas Dynamics has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Greenland Technologies and Douglas Dynamics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenland Technologies	12.32%	17.02%	9.68%
Douglas Dynamics	7.52%	19.03%	8.07%

Summary

Douglas Dynamics beats Greenland Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenland Technologies

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.

About Douglas Dynamics

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. operates as a manufacturer and upfitter of commercial work truck attachments and equipment in North America. It operates through two segments, Work Truck Attachments and Work Truck Solutions. The Work Truck Attachments segment manufactures and sells snow and ice control attachments, including snowplows, and sand and salt spreaders for light trucks and heavy duty trucks, as well as various related parts and accessories. The Work Truck Solutions segment primarily manufactures municipal snow and ice control products; provides truck and vehicle upfits where it attaches component pieces of equipment, truck bodies, racking, and storage solutions to a vehicle chassis for use by end users for work related purposes; and manufactures storage solutions for trucks and vans, and cable pulling equipment for trucks. This segment also offers up-fit and storage solutions. It also provides customized turnkey solutions to governmental agencies, such as Departments of Transportation and municipalities. The company sells its products under the FISHER, SNOWEX, WESTERN, TURFEX, SWEEPEX, HENDERSON, BRINEXTREME, and DEJANA brands. It distributes its products primarily to professional snowplowers who are contracted to remove snow and ice from commercial and residential areas. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.