Financial Comparison: Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) versus Grow Solutions (OTCMKTS:GRSO)

Grow Solutions (OTCMKTS:GRSO) and Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Grow Solutions and Reynolds Consumer Products, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grow Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0	7	0	0	2.00

Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential downside of 0.82%. Given Grow Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grow Solutions is more favorable than Reynolds Consumer Products.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Grow Solutions and Reynolds Consumer Products”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grow Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.72 billion	1.45	$301.00 million	$1.57	16.31

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher revenue and earnings than Grow Solutions.

Volatility & Risk

Grow Solutions has a beta of 4.39, indicating that its share price is 339% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Grow Solutions and Reynolds Consumer Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grow Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reynolds Consumer Products	8.70%	16.05%	7.24%

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Grow Solutions on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grow Solutions

Grow Solutions Holdings, Inc. provides products and services to the regulated legal cannabis industry in the United States and internationally. Its operations focus on the retail sale and distribution of indoor and outdoor garden supplies and grow equipment, including for the legal growing of cannabis. The company also provides consulting services that include design and construction to approved and licensed legal cannabis operators, as well as assistance with licensure and related applications for legal cannabis operators. In addition, it designs and manufactures vaporizers, extraction presses, quartz accessories, and storage solutions which are used to sale in tobacco stores, smoke shops, and cannabis dispensaries. Grow Solutions Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About Reynolds Consumer Products

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. produces and sells products in cooking, waste and storage, and tableware product categories in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Reynolds Cooking & Baking, Hefty Waste & Storage, Hefty Tableware, and Presto Products. The Reynolds Cooking & Baking segment produces aluminum foil, disposable aluminum pans, parchment paper, freezer paper, wax paper, butcher paper, plastic wrap, baking cups, oven bags, and slow cooker liners under the Reynolds Wrap, Reynolds KITCHENS, and EZ Foil brands in the United States, as well as under the ALCAN brand in Canada and under the Diamond brand internationally. The Hefty Waste & Storage segment offers trash bags under the Hefty Ultra Strong and Hefty Strong brands; and food storage bags under the Hefty and Baggies brands. This segment also provides a suite of products, including compostable bags, bags made from recycled materials, and the orange bags. The Hefty Tableware segment offers disposable and compostable plates, bowls, platters, cups, and cutlery under the Hefty brand. The Presto Products segment primarily sells store brand products in food storage bags, trash bags, reusable storage containers, and plastic wrap categories. It offers both branded and store brand products to grocery stores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, discount chains, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, military outlets, and eCommerce retailers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. is a subsidiary of Packaging Finance Limited.