China Construction Bank (OTCMKTS:CICHY) vs. Burberry Group (OTCMKTS:BURBY) Financial Survey

China Construction Bank (OTCMKTS:CICHY) and Burberry Group (OTCMKTS:BURBY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares China Construction Bank and Burberry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Construction Bank	24.10%	10.44%	0.84%
Burberry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Construction Bank and Burberry Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Construction Bank	$194.39 billion	1.10	$47.00 billion	$3.63	4.72
Burberry Group	$3.73 billion	1.24	$339.39 million	N/A	N/A

China Construction Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Burberry Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.3% of Burberry Group shares are held 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.

Volatility and Risk

China Construction Bank has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burberry Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for China Construction Bank and Burberry Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Construction Bank	0	0	0	0	0.00
Burberry Group	1	2	1	1	2.40

Dividends

China Construction Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Burberry Group pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. China Construction Bank pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Burberry Group beats China Construction Bank on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Construction Bank

China Construction Bank Corporation provides various banking and related financial services to individuals and corporate customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through Corporate Finance Business, Personal Finance Business, Treasury and Asset Management Business, and Others segments. The company accepts various deposits, such as foreign currency, all in one accounts, RMB, corporate term and notification, and corporate demand deposits, as well corporate deposits by agreement. Its loan products include personal business, car, and housing loans; and SME, traditional credit, commercial draft, buyer credit, and RMB credit line loans. The company also offers credit cards; physical gold for personal investment and personal gold accounts; foreign exchange services; certificate treasury and savings bonds, securities deposit accounts, and securities services, as well as bank-securities transfer and book-entry treasury bond over the counter transaction services; and wealth management products. In addition, it provides collection, salaries payment, third-party collection and payment, insurance agency, and remittance services; international settlement and financing, and FI services; securities and fund settlement services; guarantee-based, consulting and advising, and factoring services; fund custody services; and e-banking services. Further, the company offers institutional services comprising services for government agencies, social security, banks cooperation, bank-securities cooperation, bank-insurance cooperation, and services for non-banking financial institutions. China Construction Bank Corporation was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Burberry Group

Burberry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, retails, and wholesales luxury goods under the Burberry brand. The company operates in two segments, Retail/Wholesale and Licensing. It provides womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, beauty, eyewear, shoes, and accessories, as well as leather goods, such as bags. The company also licenses third parties to manufacture and distribute products using the Burberry trademarks. It sells its products through Burberry mainline stores, concessions, outlets, digital commerce, Burberry franchisees, department stores, and multi-brand specialty accounts, as well as through Burberry.com website. It operates in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Americas. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.