Head-To-Head Survey: Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) & Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ)
by Kim Johansen · The Markets DailyYunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ – Get Free Report) and Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and Sekisui House’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Yunhong Green CTI | -14.43% | -38.81% | -13.25% |
| Sekisui House | 6.15% | 11.16% | 4.87% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Yunhong Green CTI and Sekisui House, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Yunhong Green CTI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Sekisui House | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.0% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Sekisui House shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.8% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sekisui House has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and Sekisui House”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Yunhong Green CTI | $19.50 million | 0.45 | -$2.53 million | ($1.11) | -3.06 |
| Sekisui House | $28.07 billion | 0.51 | $1.56 billion | $2.52 | 8.80 |
Sekisui House has higher revenue and earnings than Yunhong Green CTI. Yunhong Green CTI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sekisui House, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sekisui House beats Yunhong Green CTI on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Yunhong Green CTI
Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. develops, produces, distributes, and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It offers novelty products, including foil balloons; latex balloons under the Partyloons name; and toy balloon products, which include punch balls, water bombs, and balloons twisted into shapes, as well as other inflatable toy items. The company also offers packaging films and custom film products for food, and other commercial and packaging applications; and container products, as well as assembles and sells Candy Blossom product line. It primarily serves various retail outlets, including general merchandise stores, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and wholesalers, retail chains, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Yunhong CTI Ltd. and changed its name to Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. in August 2023. Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois.
About Sekisui House
Sekisui House, Ltd. designs, constructs, and contracts built-to-order detached houses in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Custom Detached Houses, Rental Housing, Architectural/Civil Engineering, Remodeling, Real Estate Management Fees, Houses For Sale, Condominiums, Urban Redevelopment, and Overseas segments. It also engages in contracting of design and construction of custom detached houses, rental housing, office building, commercial buildings, and other properties; construction of reinforced concrete rental housing and commercial buildings; contracting of design and construction of civil engineering works; remodeling and renovation of houses; subleasing, management, operation, and brokerage of real estate; sale of houses and residential land; and sales of condominiums. Sekisui House, Ltd. was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.