Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) versus China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) Financial Comparison

China Carbon Graphite Group (OTCMKTS:CHGI) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares China Carbon Graphite Group and Albemarle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Albemarle	-18.61%	-1.87%	-0.89%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares China Carbon Graphite Group and Albemarle”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Carbon Graphite Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Albemarle	$5.38 billion	1.97	-$1.18 billion	($9.32)	-9.66

China Carbon Graphite Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albemarle.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of China Carbon Graphite Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Albemarle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for China Carbon Graphite Group and Albemarle, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Carbon Graphite Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Albemarle	5	13	4	1	2.04

Albemarle has a consensus target price of $87.35, suggesting a potential downside of 2.99%. Given Albemarle’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than China Carbon Graphite Group.

Summary

Albemarle beats China Carbon Graphite Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Carbon Graphite Group

China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, rework, and sale of graphene, graphene oxide, carbon graphite felt, and graphite bipolar plates in the People's Republic of China. Its graphene oxide is used as a conductive agent in lithium ion batteries, super capacitors, rubber and plastic additives, conductive inks, special coatings, transparent conductive thin films, and chips; and graphite bipolar plates are used in solar power storage. The company operates roycarbon.com, a business-to-business and business-to-consumers Internet portal for graphite related products. China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Diamond Bar, California.

About Albemarle

Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride; technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products; and lithium-containing by-products recycling services. The Specialties segment provides bromine-based specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl and inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and other bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; develops and manufactures cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies (CFT), which is composed of hydroprocessing catalysts (HPC) together with isomerization and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions (PCS), which is composed of organometallics and curatives. The company serves the energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection markets. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.