Contrasting Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) & Henkel AG & Co. (OTCMKTS:HENKY)

Henkel AG & Co. (OTCMKTS:HENKY) and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Dividends

Henkel AG & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

Henkel AG & Co. has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Henkel AG & Co. and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Henkel AG & Co.	$23.18 billion	1.50	$2.30 billion	N/A	N/A
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	$485.57 million	2.89	$54.00 million	$3.89	24.94

Henkel AG & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Henkel AG & Co. and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henkel AG & Co.	1	2	0	1	2.25
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	0	0	1	0	3.00

Profitability

This table compares Henkel AG & Co. and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henkel AG & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	11.35%	20.53%	14.17%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Henkel AG & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America beats Henkel AG & Co. on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Henkel AG & Co.

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the adhesive technologies and beauty care, and laundry and home care businesses worldwide. It operates in two segments, Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands segments. The company offers adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings for various business areas, including packaging and consumer goods; mobility and electronics; and craftsmen, construction, and professional industries. It also provides hair styling, hair coloring, and hair care products; and body products, as well as distributes its products through brick-and-mortar stores, hair salons, and digital channels. In addition, the company offers heavy-duty and specialty detergents, fabric softeners, laundry performance enhancers, and other fabric care products; hand and automatic dishwashing products; cleaners for bathroom and toilet applications; household, glass, and specialty cleaners; and insect control products. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

About Oil-Dri Corporation Of America

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for the pet care, animal health and nutrition, fluids purification, agricultural ingredients, sports field, industrial and automotive markets. It operates through the Business to Business Products Group and Retail and Wholesale Products Group segments. The Business to Business Products Group segment’s customers include processors and refiners of edible oils, jet fuel and biofuel, manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals, distributors of animal health and nutrition products, and marketers of consumer products. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group segment customers include retailers of cat litter and related accessories such as mass merchandisers, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores as well as distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, and sports field product users. The company was founded by Nick Jaffee in 1941 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.