PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (OTCMKTS:UNLRY) vs. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) Head-To-Head Review

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (OTCMKTS:UNLRY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oil-Dri Corporation Of America and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	$489.76 million	2.58	$54.00 million	$3.89	22.38
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13,921.51	0.00

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has higher revenue and earnings than PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	0	0	1	0	3.00
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dividends

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk pays an annual dividend of $10,182.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 530,360.1%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk pays out 73.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Oil-Dri Corporation Of America and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	11.35%	20.53%	14.17%
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America beats PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk manufactures, markets, and distributes consumer goods in Indonesia. It offers soaps, detergents, dairy based foods, ice creams, savories, soy sauce, cosmetic products, tea-based beverages, and fruit juices. The company provides its products under the Axe, Bango, Buavita, Cif, Citra, Clear, Clear Men, Close Up, Cornetto, Dove, Feast, Feast, Glow & Lovely, Hellmann's, Jawara, Knorr, Lifebuoy, Lipton, Love Beauty & Planet, Lux, Magnum, Molto, Paddle Pop, Pepsodent, Pond's, Pond's Men, Populaire, Rexona, Rinso, Royco, SariWangi, Seru, Simple, St. Ives, Suave, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Superpell, TRESemmé, The Vegetarian Butcher, Unilever Professional, Vaseline Men, Viennetta, Vixal, Wall's, Wipol, Zwitsalm, and other brands. It also leases office space. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Tangerang, Indonesia. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk operates as a subsidiary of Unilever PLC.