Head-To-Head Analysis: THT Heat Transfer Technology (OTCMKTS:THTI) vs. Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC)

THT Heat Transfer Technology (OTCMKTS:THTI) and Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares THT Heat Transfer Technology and Mayville Engineering”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
THT Heat Transfer Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mayville Engineering	$555.69 million	0.98	-$8.11 million	($0.80)	-33.18

THT Heat Transfer Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mayville Engineering.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of THT Heat Transfer Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for THT Heat Transfer Technology and Mayville Engineering, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
THT Heat Transfer Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mayville Engineering	1	1	4	0	2.50

Mayville Engineering has a consensus price target of $33.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.25%. Given Mayville Engineering’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mayville Engineering is more favorable than THT Heat Transfer Technology.

Profitability

This table compares THT Heat Transfer Technology and Mayville Engineering’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
THT Heat Transfer Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mayville Engineering	-2.93%	-5.77%	-2.58%

Summary

Mayville Engineering beats THT Heat Transfer Technology on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About THT Heat Transfer Technology

THT Heat Transfer Technology, Inc. engages in the manufacture and trading of plate heat exchangers and related products. It offers plate heat exchangers, heat exchanger units, air-cooled heat exchangers, and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. The company was founded on August 7, 2006 and is headquartered in Siping, China.

About Mayville Engineering

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, design, prototyping and tooling, fabrication, aluminum extrusion, coating, and assembling of aftermarket components in the United States. It also supplies engineered components to original equipment manufacturers. The company serves heavy and medium duty commercial vehicles, construction and access equipment, powersports, agriculture, military, and other end markets. Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.