Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) Critical Survey

Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) and Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Fenbo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Church & Dwight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Fenbo and Church & Dwight, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00
Church & Dwight	1	8	10	0	2.47

Church & Dwight has a consensus price target of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.14%. Given Church & Dwight’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Church & Dwight is more favorable than Fenbo.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fenbo and Church & Dwight”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fenbo	$10.90 million	0.85	-$1.37 million	N/A	N/A
Church & Dwight	$6.20 billion	3.64	$736.80 million	$3.04	31.33

Church & Dwight has higher revenue and earnings than Fenbo.

Profitability

This table compares Fenbo and Church & Dwight’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Church & Dwight	11.81%	20.51%	9.62%

Volatility and Risk

Fenbo has a beta of -1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 261% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Church & Dwight beats Fenbo on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fenbo

Fenbo Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells personal care electric appliances and toys products. The company offers curling wands and irons, flat irons and hair straighteners, hair dryers, trimmers, nail polishers, pet shampoo brushes, eyebrow pliers, etc. It serves customers in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Fenbo Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Luxury Max Investments Limited.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements. The Consumer International segment is involved in the personal care, household and over-the-counter products in international subsidiary markets, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, China, and the United Kingdom. The SPD segment consists of sales to businesses and participates in three product areas namely, animal nutrition, specialty chemicals, and commercial and professional. The Corporate segment includes equity in earnings of affiliates. The company was founded by Dwight John and Austin Church in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, NJ.