JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD – Get Free Report) and Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares JELD-WEN and Tecnoglass”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JELD-WEN | $3.21 billion | 0.04 | -$621.21 million | ($6.04) | -0.23 |
| Tecnoglass | $1.05 billion | 1.59 | $159.57 million | $2.84 | 13.25 |
Tecnoglass has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JELD-WEN. JELD-WEN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecnoglass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for JELD-WEN and Tecnoglass, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JELD-WEN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Tecnoglass | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
JELD-WEN presently has a consensus target price of $2.10, indicating a potential upside of 53.85%. Tecnoglass has a consensus target price of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 68.28%. Given Tecnoglass’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tecnoglass is more favorable than JELD-WEN.
Profitability
This table compares JELD-WEN and Tecnoglass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JELD-WEN | -16.36% | -246.42% | -5.69% |
| Tecnoglass | 12.35% | 17.84% | 10.14% |
Summary
Tecnoglass beats JELD-WEN on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About JELD-WEN
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells wood, metal, and composite materials doors, windows, and related building products in North America and Europe. The company offers a line of residential interior and exterior door products, including patio doors, and folding or sliding wall systems; non-residential doors; stile and rail doors; and wood, vinyl, and wood composite windows. It also provides other ancillary products and services, such as trim boards, glasses, hardware and locks, window screens, and molded door skins, as well as miscellaneous installation and other services. The company sells its products under the JELD-WEN, AuraLast, MiraTEC, Extira, LaCANTINA, MMI Door, Karona, ImpactGard, JW, Aurora, IWP, True BLU, ABS, Siteline, National Door, Low-Friction Glider, Hydrolock, VPI, AURALINE, FINISHIELD, MILLENNIUM, TRUFIT, EPICVUE, EVELIN, Swedoor, Dooria, DANA, Mattiovi, Zargag, Alupan, Domoferm, Kellpax, and HSE brands. It serves wholesale distributors and retailers, retail home centers, and building product dealers, as well as homebuilders, contractors, and consumers. JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Tecnoglass
Tecnoglass Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, produces, markets, and installs architectural systems for the commercial and residential construction industries in Colombia, the United States, Panama, and internationally. The company offers low emissivity, laminated/thermo-laminated, thermo-acoustic, tempered, silk-screened, curved, and digital print glass products. It also provides aluminum products, including bars, plates, profiles, rods, and tubes that are used in the manufacture of architectural glass settings, such as windows, doors, spatial separators, and related products. In addition, the company offers curtain wall/floating facades, windows and doors, interior dividers and commercial display windows, hurricane-proof windows, and stick facade systems; and other products comprising awnings, structures, automatic doors, and other components of architectural systems. It markets and sells its products primarily under the Tecnoglass, ESWindows, and Alutions brands through internal and independent sales representatives, as wells as directly to distributors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia. Tecnoglass Inc. is a subsidiary of Energy Holding Corporation.
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