Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) & Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) Critical Analysis

Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) and Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kerry Group and Greencore Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kerry Group	$7.50 billion	1.86	$728.69 million	N/A	N/A
Greencore Group	$2.54 billion	0.57	$75.23 million	N/A	N/A

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kerry Group and Greencore Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kerry Group	0	1	2	0	2.67
Greencore Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Volatility and Risk

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%.

Profitability

This table compares Kerry Group and Greencore Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Kerry Group beats Greencore Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kerry Group

Kerry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides taste and nutrition solutions. The company operates in two segments, Taste & Nutrition, and Dairy Ireland. The Taste & Nutrition segment offers taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The Dairy Ireland segment provides value-add dairy ingredients and consumer products, including functional proteins and nutritional bases. It operates in Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Kerry Group plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.