Financial Analysis: Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) versus Eco Science Solutions (OTCMKTS:ESSI)

Eco Science Solutions (OTCMKTS:ESSI) and Dorman Products (NASDAQ:DORM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Eco Science Solutions and Dorman Products, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eco Science Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dorman Products	0	3	6	0	2.67

Dorman Products has a consensus target price of $156.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.60%. Given Dorman Products’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dorman Products is more favorable than Eco Science Solutions.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.7% of Dorman Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Dorman Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Eco Science Solutions and Dorman Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eco Science Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.44)	-0.14
Dorman Products	$2.13 billion	1.80	$204.19 million	$7.22	17.92

Dorman Products has higher revenue and earnings than Eco Science Solutions. Eco Science Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorman Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Eco Science Solutions and Dorman Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eco Science Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dorman Products	10.18%	19.37%	11.53%

Summary

Dorman Products beats Eco Science Solutions on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eco Science Solutions

Eco Science Solutions, Inc. provides consumer and enterprise technology products and services for the health, wellness, and alternative medicine industry. Its services include business location, localized communications between consumers and business operators, social networking, inventory management/selection, and payment facilitation and delivery arrangement. The company's e-commerce and content platform enables health, wellness, and alternative medicine enthusiasts to locate, access, and connect with others to facilitate the research of and purchasing of eco-science friendly products. In addition, it offers Herbo app that enables consumers to find products and services, which support the intake of alternative medicines for a naturopathic way of living; and develops app for marijuana businesses and delivery services. Eco Science Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Makawao, Hawaii.

About Dorman Products

Dorman Products, Inc. supplies replacement and upgrade parts for passenger cars, light trucks, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, utility terrain vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles in the motor vehicle aftermarket industry in the United States and internationally. It offers engine products, including intake and exhaust manifolds, fans, thermostat housings, and throttle bodies; undercar products comprising fluid lines, fluid reservoirs, connectors, 4-wheel drive components and axles, drain plugs, other engine, and transmission and axle components; steering and suspension products consist of control arms, ball joints, tie-rod ends, brake hardware and hydraulics, wheel and axle hardware, suspension arms, knuckles, links, bushings, and leaf springs, as well as other suspension, steering, and brake components; body products, such as door handles and hinges, window lift motors, window regulators, switches and handles, wiper components, lighting, electrical, and other interior and exterior vehicle body components, including windshields for UTVs; electronics products comprise new and remanufactured modules, clusters and sensors; and hardware products, such as threaded bolts and auto body fasteners, automotive and home electrical wiring components, and other hardware assortments and merchandise. The company also provides air tanks, shock absorbers, and air springs; transmission control modules, variable geometry timing actuators, and other control modules and sensors; new control arms, suspension components, door lock actuators, and handles for electric vehicles; and leaf springs, intake manifolds, exhaust manifolds, window regulators, radiator fan assemblies, tire pressure monitor sensors, exhaust gas recirculation coolers, UTV windshields, and complex electronics modules. It markets its products under the DORMAN, DORMAN OE FIX, HELP!, Conduct-Tite, Dayton Parts, SuperATV, Keller Performance Products, Assault Industries, Gboost, and GDP brands. Dorman Products, Inc. was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Colmar, Pennsylvania.