Analyzing Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) and China Everbright Environment Group (OTCMKTS:CHFFF)

China Everbright Environment Group (OTCMKTS:CHFFF) and Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

China Everbright Environment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 29.7%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group and Kerry Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Everbright Environment Group	$4.10 billion	0.71	$565.72 million	N/A	N/A
Kerry Group	$7.50 billion	2.40	$788.24 million	N/A	N/A

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than China Everbright Environment Group.

Profitability

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group and Kerry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Everbright Environment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kerry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

China Everbright Environment Group has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for China Everbright Environment Group and Kerry Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Everbright Environment Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kerry Group	0	0	0	1	4.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kerry Group beats China Everbright Environment Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Everbright Environment Group

China Everbright Environment Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides environmental solutions worldwide. The company’s Environmental Energy Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates food and kitchen waste treatment, leachate and fecal treatment, sludge treatment and disposal, fly ash landfill, medical waste, and solid waste treatment projects, as well as waste-to-energy and methane-to-energy plants. This segment also provides waste sorting, renewable resources utilization, and sanitation operation services. Its Greentech Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates integrated biomass utilization, hazardous and solid waste treatment, and solar energy and wind power projects, as well as offers environmental remediation services. The company’s Environmental Water Project Construction and Operation segment constructs, upgrades, and operates waste water treatment plants; water supply and reusable water treatment plants; and sponge city construction, sludge treatment and disposal, leachate treatment, river-basin ecological restoration, and waste water source heat pump projects. This segment also researches and develops water environment technologies and engineering projects. The company’s Others segment conducts environmental protection technology research and development projects; provides environmental related technological, and protection project equipment construction and installation services; designs environmental protection projects; and sells related equipment. It also collects and treats municipal wastes by mechanical and biological technology; and manufactures environmental protection equipment. The company was formerly known as China Everbright International Limited and changed its name to China Everbright Environment Group Limited in September 2020. China Everbright Environment Group Limited was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

About Kerry Group

Kerry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides taste and nutrition solutions. The company operates in two segments, Taste & Nutrition, and Dairy Ireland. The Taste & Nutrition segment offers taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The Dairy Ireland segment provides value-add dairy ingredients and consumer products, including functional proteins and nutritional bases. It operates in Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Kerry Group plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.