Contrasting UltraTech Cement (OTCMKTS:UCLQF) and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA)

UltraTech Cement (OTCMKTS:UCLQF) and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares UltraTech Cement and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UltraTech Cement	N/A	N/A	N/A	$84.03	1.23
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	$1.61 billion	0.67	$39.16 million	$0.61	15.10

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has higher revenue and earnings than UltraTech Cement. UltraTech Cement is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares UltraTech Cement and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UltraTech Cement	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	9.06%	9.15%	4.49%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of UltraTech Cement shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for UltraTech Cement and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UltraTech Cement	0	0	0	0	N/A
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	1	1	0	0	1.50

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a consensus price target of $6.55, indicating a potential downside of 28.88%. Given Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than UltraTech Cement.

Summary

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima beats UltraTech Cement on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UltraTech Cement

UltraTech Cement Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and cement related products in India. It offers ordinary Portland cement, Portland blast furnace slag cement, Portland Pozzolana cement, ready mix concrete, white cement, and white cement-based products; and ready-mix concrete. The company provides Tile Adhesive polymer under TILEFIXO, FLEX, HIFLEX; Seal & Dry water proofing products for kitchen balconies, chajjas, slope roofs, bathrooms, canal linings, swimming pools, and water tanks; Power Grout, an industrial grout for machine foundation, precast elements, and safety vaults; Readi Plast and Super Stucco, a plastering agent for internal and external walls; as well as liquid system for mortar and concrete modifier, repair mortars and concrete under the name of Basekrete and Microkrete. In addition, the company offers bed jointing material for AAC block, Fly Ash Bricks, and concrete blocks, and light weight block for masonry construction, and flooring screeds. Further, the company offers construction products for home builders; and value-added services that include technical advice during concreting, vaastu consultancy, various training programs, and other related services. The company exports its products to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka. UltraTech Cement Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Mumbai, India. The company operates as a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited.

About Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.