Griffon (NYSE:GFF – Get Free Report) and Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG – Get Free Report) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by company 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Griffon and Great Elm Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Griffon | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.86 |
| Great Elm Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Griffon and Great Elm Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Griffon | $2.62 billion | 1.31 | $209.90 million | $1.34 | 54.95 |
| Great Elm Group | $16.32 million | 4.30 | $12.89 million | $0.32 | 7.56 |
Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than Great Elm Group. Great Elm Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Griffon and Great Elm Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Griffon | 2.78% | 144.21% | 11.56% |
| Great Elm Group | 79.01% | -0.20% | -0.10% |
Risk & Volatility
Griffon has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Group has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Griffon beats Great Elm Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Griffon
Griffon Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides consumer and professional, and home and building products in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Home and Building Products, and Consumer and Professional Products. The Home and Building Products segment manufactures and markets residential and commercial sectional garage doors, rolling steel service doors, fire doors, shutters, steel security grilles, and room dividers for the use in commercial construction and repair, and home remodeling applications. The segment also sells related products, such as garage door openers. The Consumer and Professional Products segment manufactures and markets long-handled engineered tools, including spades, hoes, cultivators, weeders, post hole diggers, scrapers, edgers and forks; wheelbarrows and lawn carts; snow tools comprising pushers, roof rakes, sled sleigh shovels, scoops, and ice scrapers; and pruning products, such as pruners, loppers, shears, and other tools. The segment also offers striking tools, including axes, picks, mattocks, mauls, wood splitters, sledgehammers, pry bars, and repair handles; traditional and gardening hand tools comprising hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, adjustable wrenches, handsaws, tape measures, levels, clamps, trowels, cultivators, weeders, and other hand tools; indoor and outdoor planters and lawn accessories; and garden hoses and hose reels. In addition, the segment provides home organization products, including wire and wood shelving, containers, storage cabinets, and other closet and home organization accessories; residential, industrial, and commercial fans; and cleaning products, such as brooms, brushes, squeegees, and other cleaning products. The company was formerly known as Instrument Systems Corporation and changed its name to Griffon Corporation in June 1992. Griffon Corporation was founded in 1774 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Great Elm Group
Great Elm Group, Inc. operates as a asset management company. The company engages in credit, real estate, and finance businesses. It is also involved in business development related activities and offers investment management services. The company was formerly known as Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. and changed its name to Great Elm Group, Inc. in December 2020. Great Elm Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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