Greenland Technologies (NASDAQ:GTEC – Get Free Report) and Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Greenland Technologies and Gorman-Rupp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Greenland Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gorman-Rupp | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
10.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 36.9% of Greenland Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Greenland Technologies | 12.32% | 17.02% | 9.68% |
| Gorman-Rupp | 8.88% | 15.55% | 7.59% |
Volatility & Risk
Greenland Technologies has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Greenland Technologies and Gorman-Rupp”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Greenland Technologies | $102.71 million | 0.23 | $4.93 million | $0.58 | 1.95 |
| Gorman-Rupp | $702.05 million | 2.78 | $53.02 million | $2.37 | 31.14 |
Gorman-Rupp has higher revenue and earnings than Greenland Technologies. Greenland Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gorman-Rupp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Gorman-Rupp beats Greenland Technologies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Greenland Technologies
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells components and products for material handling industries worldwide. The company offers transmission products, such as transmission systems and integrated powertrain primarily for electric forklift trucks; electric industrial heavy equipment, including electric wheeled front loader, electric excavator, and electric lithium forklifts; and provides charging solutions. Its products are used in manufacturing and logistic applications, such as factories, workshops, warehouses, fulfillment centers, shipyards, and seaports. Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation was and is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey.
About Gorman-Rupp
The Gorman-Rupp Company designs, manufactures, and sells pumps and pump systems in the United States and internationally. The company’s products include self-priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high-pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows, and oscillating pumps. Its products are used in water, wastewater, construction, dewatering, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire suppression, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, military, and other liquid-handling applications. The company markets its products through a network of distributors, manufacturers’ representatives, third-party distributor catalogs, direct sales, and e-commerce. The Gorman-Rupp Company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Mansfield, Ohio.
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