Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and Yulong Eco-Materials (OTCMKTS:YECO) Financial Analysis

Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) and Yulong Eco-Materials (OTCMKTS:YECO) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vulcan Materials and Yulong Eco-Materials”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vulcan Materials	$7.42 billion	4.58	$911.90 million	$7.05	36.49
Yulong Eco-Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vulcan Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Yulong Eco-Materials.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.4% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vulcan Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Yulong Eco-Materials shares are held 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.

Risk and Volatility

Vulcan Materials has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yulong Eco-Materials has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vulcan Materials and Yulong Eco-Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vulcan Materials	12.50%	12.91%	6.61%
Yulong Eco-Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vulcan Materials and Yulong Eco-Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vulcan Materials	0	2	10	2	3.00
Yulong Eco-Materials	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vulcan Materials currently has a consensus price target of $302.91, suggesting a potential upside of 17.74%. Given Vulcan Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vulcan Materials is more favorable than Yulong Eco-Materials.

Summary

Vulcan Materials beats Yulong Eco-Materials on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vulcan Materials

Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The company provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. It also offers asphalt mix and asphalt construction paving services; ready-mixed concrete; and calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

About Yulong Eco-Materials

EV Biologics, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the commercial development of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as biological modalities for diagnostics and therapeutics. It is involved in developing vaccines, therapeutics, and cures based on its proprietary multifunctional EV platform. The company also focuses on developing human mesenchymal and other stem cell, and cell-derived products to market in the cosmetic and biopharmaceutical spaces. The company was formerly known as Yulong Eco-Materials Limited and changed its name to EV Biologics, Inc. in August 2020. EV Biologics, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.