Contrasting AB Volvo (publ) (OTCMKTS:VLVLY) and Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV)

AB Volvo (publ) (OTCMKTS:VLVLY) and Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AB Volvo (publ) and Concrete Leveling Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AB Volvo (publ)	$52.11 billion	0.99	$4.70 billion	$2.37	10.73
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-29.63

AB Volvo (publ) has higher revenue and earnings than Concrete Leveling Systems. Concrete Leveling Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AB Volvo (publ), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for AB Volvo (publ) and Concrete Leveling Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AB Volvo (publ)	0	4	1	1	2.50
Concrete Leveling Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of AB Volvo (publ) shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares AB Volvo (publ) and Concrete Leveling Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AB Volvo (publ)	10.11%	32.00%	8.04%
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

AB Volvo (publ) beats Concrete Leveling Systems on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AB Volvo (publ)

AB Volvo (publ), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells trucks, buses, construction equipment, and marine and industrial engines in Europe, the United States, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The company provides heavy-duty trucks for long-haulage and construction work and light-duty trucks for distribution purposes under the Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, Eicher, and Dongfeng Trucks brands; and city and intercity buses, coaches, and chassis under the Prevost and Volvo Bus brands. It offers road construction machine, haulers, wheel loaders, excavators, and compact equipment. In addition, the company offers engines and power solutions for leisure and commercial vessels, as well as for power generation, industrial, and off-highway applications under the Volvo Penta brand name. Further, it provides financing, insurance, rental, spare parts, repairs, preventive maintenance, service agreement, and assistance services. The company offers its products and services through a network of dealerships and workshops. It has a strategic alliance with Isuzu Motors within commercial vehicles; a partnership with Samsung SDI Co to develop batteries for its electric products; and an agreement with Aurora to develop autonomous trucks. AB Volvo (publ) was incorporated in 1915 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

About Concrete Leveling Systems

Concrete Leveling Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of specialized equipment for use in the concrete leveling industry. It fabricates and markets a concrete leveling service unit that consists of a mixing device to mix lime with water and a pumping device capable of pumping the mixture under pressure into pre-drilled holes. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Canton, Ohio.