Head-To-Head Comparison: Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and Shanghai Electric Group (OTCMKTS:SIELY)

Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and Shanghai Electric Group (OTCMKTS:SIELY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.2% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hubbell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hubbell and Shanghai Electric Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hubbell	0	5	3	0	2.38
Shanghai Electric Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hubbell presently has a consensus target price of $459.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Given Hubbell’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hubbell is more favorable than Shanghai Electric Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hubbell and Shanghai Electric Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hubbell	$5.63 billion	3.75	$777.80 million	$14.78	26.74
Shanghai Electric Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hubbell has higher revenue and earnings than Shanghai Electric Group.

Risk and Volatility

Hubbell has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shanghai Electric Group has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hubbell and Shanghai Electric Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hubbell	14.29%	27.68%	12.98%
Shanghai Electric Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Hubbell beats Shanghai Electric Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hubbell

Hubbell Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells electrical and utility solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Electrical Solutions and Utility Solutions. The Electrical Solution segment offers standard and special application wiring device products, rough-in electrical products, connector and grounding products, lighting fixtures, and other electrical equipment for use in industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities by electrical contractors, maintenance personnel, electricians, utilities, and telecommunications companies, as well as components and assemblies. It also designs and manufactures various industrial controls, and communication systems for use in the non-residential and industrial markets, as well as in the oil and gas, and mining industries. This segment sells its products through electrical and industrial distributors, home centers, retail and hardware outlets, lighting showrooms, and residential product-oriented internet sites; and special application products primarily through wholesale distributors to contractors, industrial customers, and original equipment manufacturers. The Utility Solution segment designs, manufactures, and sells electrical distribution, transmission, substation, and telecommunications products, such as arresters, insulators, connectors, anchors, bushings, and enclosures cutoffs and switches; and utility infrastructure products, including smart meters, communications systems, and protection and control devices. This segment sells its products to distributors. Its brand portfolio includes Hubbell, Kellems, Bryant, Burndy, CMC, Bell, TayMac, Wiegmann, Killark, Hawke, Aclara, Fargo, Quazite, Hot Box, etc. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.

About Shanghai Electric Group

Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. provides industrial grade green intelligent system solutions in Mainland China and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Energy Equipment, Industrial Equipment, and Integration Services. The Energy Equipment segment designs, manufactures, and sells nuclear power, energy storage, wind power, coal-fired power generation and corollary, and gas-fired power generation equipment; and vessels for chemical industry, as well as provides power grid and industrial intelligent power supply system solutions. The Industrial Equipment segment provides elevators, electric motors, and industrial basic parts; and intelligent manufacturing and construction industrialization equipment. The Integration Services segment offers energy, environmental protection, and automation engineering services; industrial internet; financing leasing, factoring, asset management, insurance brokerage, etc. services; and international trade and property management services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric Holding Group Co., Ltd.