UBE (OTCMKTS:UBEOY) & Carbon Revolution Public (NASDAQ:CREV) Head to Head Analysis

UBE (OTCMKTS:UBEOY) and Carbon Revolution Public (NASDAQ:CREV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Carbon Revolution Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Carbon Revolution Public shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares UBE and Carbon Revolution Public’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UBE	3.73%	7.60%	3.66%
Carbon Revolution Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares UBE and Carbon Revolution Public”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UBE	$5.84 billion	0.28	$218.05 million	$1.10	7.11
Carbon Revolution Public	$27.18 million	1.91	$170,000.00	N/A	N/A

UBE has higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Revolution Public.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for UBE and Carbon Revolution Public, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UBE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carbon Revolution Public	0	0	1	0	3.00

Carbon Revolution Public has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 770.54%. Given Carbon Revolution Public’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carbon Revolution Public is more favorable than UBE.

Volatility & Risk

UBE has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carbon Revolution Public has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carbon Revolution Public beats UBE on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UBE

Ube Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the chemicals, construction materials, and machinery businesses in Japan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Chemicals, Construction Materials, Machinery, and Others. It offers synthetic rubber, engineering plastics, caprolactam, industrial chemicals, liquefied gas, polyethylene, ammonium sulfate, polyimide, battery materials, separation membranes, fine chemicals, ceramics, high purity chemicals, semiconductor gas products, products for polyurethane resins, aerospace materials, inorganic fiber, and high temperature paints. The company also provides contract manufacturing services for APIs and intermediates; aromatic SF5 compounds; FLUOLEAD, a novel nucleophilic fluorinating agent; and drug discovery and pipeline services. In addition, it offers cement products, ready mixed concrete, soil stabilizing cement, building materials, limestone, calcia and magnesia, specialty inorganic materials, and resource recycling, as well as imports and sells coal. Further, the company is involved in the supply of electric power. Additionally, it provides die-casting and injection molding machines, and extrusion presses; and UBE vertical mills, kilins, furnaces, dryers, water screening equipment, storage and transportation systems, bridges and steel structures, and steel billets and casting. The company also manufactures and sells nylon, plastic films, polypropylene molded products, fibers, fiber-reinforced plastics, electronic and information materials, magnesia clinker, quicklime, slaked lime, and cast iron; and offers coastal shipping, port transportation, containers, collection and transport of industrial waste, trading, and engineering services. In addition, it engages in the purchase, sale, and leasing of real estate properties. Ube Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Carbon Revolution Public

Carbon Revolution Public Limited Company manufactures and sells carbon fibre wheels to original equipment vehicle manufacturers for the automotive industry worldwide. It also provides associated engineering services; and sells tools. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.