Financial Survey: Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and CSR (OTCMKTS:CSRLF)

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and CSR (OTCMKTS:CSRLF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of CSR shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Janus International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Janus International Group and CSR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	1	2	1	0	2.00
CSR	0	0	0	0	0.00

Janus International Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.30, suggesting a potential upside of 48.68%. Given Janus International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than CSR.

Profitability

This table compares Janus International Group and CSR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	3.68%	11.27%	4.88%
CSR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Janus International Group and CSR”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus International Group	$884.20 million	0.76	$53.80 million	$0.24	20.46
CSR	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.22	26.25

Janus International Group has higher revenue and earnings than CSR. Janus International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Janus International Group beats CSR on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Janus International Group

Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.

About CSR

CSR Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of building products for residential and commercial constructions in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Building Products, Property, and Aluminium segments. The Building Products segment offers interior systems, including gyprock plasterboards, Martini acoustic insulation products, and Rondo rolled formed steel products, as well as Himmel and Potter interior systems that supplies ceiling tiles, aluminum partitions, and architectural hardware products; construction systems, such as Hebel autoclaved aerated concrete products, AFS walling systems, cladding systems, and Cemintel fiber cement; masonry and insulation solutions comprising Bradford insulations, Bradford energy solutions, Edmonds ventilation systems, and Monier roofing solutions; and bricks, including PGH Bricks and pavers. The company's Property segment sells former operating sites. This segment is also involved in the large-scale developments in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Its Aluminium segment offers aluminium ingots, billets, and slabs. CSR Limited was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in North Ryde, Australia.