Critical Survey: Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) vs. JX Luxventure Group (NASDAQ:JXG)

JX Luxventure Group (NASDAQ:JXG) and Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares JX Luxventure Group and Pool’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JX Luxventure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pool	7.40%	32.74%	10.91%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for JX Luxventure Group and Pool, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JX Luxventure Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pool	2	6	5	0	2.23

Pool has a consensus price target of $235.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.90%. Given Pool’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pool is more favorable than JX Luxventure Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.3% of JX Luxventure Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Pool shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Pool shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares JX Luxventure Group and Pool”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JX Luxventure Group	$82.94 million	0.01	-$11.00 million	N/A	N/A
Pool	$5.39 billion	1.25	$406.40 million	$10.87	17.08

Pool has higher revenue and earnings than JX Luxventure Group.

Risk and Volatility

JX Luxventure Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pool has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pool beats JX Luxventure Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JX Luxventure Group

JX Luxventure Group, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of casual menswear. It operates through the following segments: Tourism Products, Technology, and Cross-Board Merchandise. The The company was founded by Anna Polemis on January 26, 2012, and is headquartered in Haikou, China.

About Pool

Pool Corporation distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related leisure products in the United States and internationally. The company offers maintenance products, including chemicals, supplies, and pool accessories; repair and replacement parts for pool equipment, such as cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights; and building materials, such as concrete, plumbing and electrical components, functional and decorative pool surfaces, decking materials, tiles, hardscapes, and natural stones for pool installations and remodeling. It also provides pool equipment and components for new pool construction and the remodeling of existing pools; irrigation and related products, such as irrigation system components, and professional turf care equipment and supplies; commercial products, including heaters, safety equipment, commercial decking equipment, and commercial pumps and filters. In addition, the company offers fiberglass pools, and hot tubs and packaged pool kits comprising walls, liners, braces, and coping for in-ground and above-ground pools; and other pool construction and recreational products comprising discretionary recreational and related outdoor living products, such as grills and components for outdoor kitchens. It serves swimming pool remodelers and builders; specialty retailers that sell swimming pool supplies; swimming pool repair and service businesses; irrigation construction and landscape maintenance contractors; and commercial pool operators and pool contractors. Pool Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Covington, Louisiana.