Head to Head Review: Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) versus J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM)

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) and Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for J. M. Smucker and Tingyi Cayman Islands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
J. M. Smucker	1	9	10	0	2.45
Tingyi Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0	0.00

J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus price target of $117.94, indicating a potential upside of 23.45%. Given J. M. Smucker’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe J. M. Smucker is more favorable than Tingyi Cayman Islands.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares J. M. Smucker and Tingyi Cayman Islands”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
J. M. Smucker	$8.73 billion	1.17	-$1.23 billion	($11.79)	-8.10
Tingyi Cayman Islands	$11.00 billion	0.67	$626.12 million	N/A	N/A

Tingyi Cayman Islands has higher revenue and earnings than J. M. Smucker.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

81.7% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of J. M. Smucker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares J. M. Smucker and Tingyi Cayman Islands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J. M. Smucker	-14.07%	15.94%	5.37%
Tingyi Cayman Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

J. M. Smucker has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tingyi Cayman Islands has a beta of -0.37, indicating that its share price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

J. M. Smucker beats Tingyi Cayman Islands on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About J. M. Smucker

The J. M. Smucker Company manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products worldwide. It operates in three segments: U.S. Retail Pet Foods, U.S. Retail Coffee, and U.S. Retail Consumer Foods. The company offers mainstream roast, ground, single serve, and premium coffee; peanut butter and specialty spreads; fruit spreads, toppings, and syrups; jelly products; nut mix products; shortening and oils; frozen sandwiches and snacks; pet food and pet snacks; and foodservice hot beverage, foodservice portion control, and flour products, as well as dog and cat food, frozen handheld products, juices and beverages, and baking mixes and ingredients. It provides its products under the Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Canine Carry Outs, Folgers, Café Bustelo, Dunkin', Folgers, Café Bustelo, 1850, Jif, Smucker's, Smucker's Uncrustables, Robin Hood, and Five Roses. The company sells its products through direct sales and brokers to food retailers, club stores, discount and dollar stores, online retailers, pet specialty stores, natural foods stores and distributors, drug stores, military commissaries, and mass merchandisers. Smucker Company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Orrville, Ohio.

About Tingyi Cayman Islands

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp., an investment holding company, manufactures and sells instant noodles, beverages, and instant food products in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Instant Noodles, Beverages, and Others segments. It offers ready-to-drink teas, juices, bottled water, and carbonated soft drinks, as well as coffee drinks/functional drinks/probiotics. The company also provides property rental and management, logistics, management, and support services; and manufactures and sells bakery products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.