Brother Industries (OTCMKTS:BRTHY – Get Free Report) and China Construction Bank (OTCMKTS:CICHY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Dividends
Brother Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. China Construction Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Brother Industries pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility & Risk
Brother Industries has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Construction Bank has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Brother Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| China Construction Bank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Brother Industries and China Construction Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Brother Industries | 4.78% | 6.55% | 4.58% |
| China Construction Bank | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Brother Industries and China Construction Bank’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Brother Industries | $6.03 billion | 0.65 | $289.21 million | $2.25 | 13.47 |
| China Construction Bank | $161.10 billion | 0.90 | $39.28 billion | N/A | N/A |
China Construction Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Brother Industries.
Summary
China Construction Bank beats Brother Industries on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Brother Industries
Brother Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions, Machinery, Domino, Nissei, Personal & Home, and Network & Contents segments. The Printing & Solutions segment offers inkjet printers; all-in-one black-and-white and color laser printers; scanners; and labeling systems, and label and mobile printers. The Machinery segment offers industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and garment printers. The Domino segment offers coding and marking equipment, and digital printing equipment. The Nissei segment provides gearmotors, high stiffness reducers, and gears. The Personal & Home segment provides sewing and cutting machines, sewing and embroidery machines, and commercial embroidery machines. The Network & Contents segment provides online karaoke systems and applications for smartphones/tablets, as well as content, nursing care, and video viewing services; and manages karaoke clubs. The company was formerly known as Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. and changed its name to Brother Industries, Ltd. in 1962. Brother Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
About China Construction Bank
China Construction Bank Corporation provides various banking and related financial services to individuals and corporate customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through Corporate Finance Business, Personal Finance Business, Treasury and Asset Management Business, and Others segments. The company accepts various deposits, such as foreign currency, all in one accounts, RMB, corporate term and notification, and corporate demand deposits, as well corporate deposits by agreement. Its loan products include personal business, car, and housing loans; and SME, traditional credit, commercial draft, buyer credit, and RMB credit line loans. The company also offers credit cards; physical gold for personal investment and personal gold accounts; foreign exchange services; certificate treasury and savings bonds, securities deposit accounts, and securities services, as well as bank-securities transfer and book-entry treasury bond over the counter transaction services; and wealth management products. In addition, it provides collection, salaries payment, third-party collection and payment, insurance agency, and remittance services; international settlement and financing, and FI services; securities and fund settlement services; guarantee-based, consulting and advising, and factoring services; fund custody services; and e-banking services. Further, the company offers institutional services comprising services for government agencies, social security, banks cooperation, bank-securities cooperation, bank-insurance cooperation, and services for non-banking financial institutions. China Construction Bank Corporation was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
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