Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

Tecnoglass (NYSE:TGLS) and Cemex (NYSE:CX) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TGLS or CX?

37.4% of Tecnoglass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Cemex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cemex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TGLS or CX?

Cemex has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Cemex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tecnoglass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tecnoglass	$890.18M	3.83	$161.31M	$3.89	18.66
Cemex	$16.20B	0.81	$939M	$1.02	8.90

Is TGLS or CX more profitable?

Tecnoglass has a net margin of 19.13% compared to Cemex's net margin of 9.61%. Tecnoglass' return on equity of 28.77% beat Cemex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tecnoglass	19.13%	28.77%	17.70%
Cemex	9.61%	6.89%	3.18%

Which has more risk & volatility, TGLS or CX?

Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cemex has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TGLS or CX?

Cemex has a consensus price target of $8.53, indicating a potential downside of 6.06%. Given Cemex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cemex is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Cemex	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media refer more to TGLS or CX?

In the previous week, Cemex had 15 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cemex and 0 mentions for Tecnoglass. Cemex's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Tecnoglass' score of 0.00 indicating that Cemex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tecnoglass	Neutral
Cemex	Positive

Is TGLS or CX a better dividend stock?

Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cemex pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Tecnoglass pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cemex pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cemex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cemex beats Tecnoglass on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.