Comparing Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) & Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:KCDMF)

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:KCDMF) and Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Dividends

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 67.3%. Spectrum Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. pays out 115.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectrum Brands pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.3% of Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Spectrum Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. and Spectrum Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.	0	0	0	0	N/A
Spectrum Brands	0	3	2	0	2.40

Spectrum Brands has a consensus price target of $89.17, suggesting a potential upside of 11.78%. Given Spectrum Brands’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spectrum Brands is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V..

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. and Spectrum Brands’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.20	1.71
Spectrum Brands	$2.92 billion	0.83	$1.80 billion	$46.08	1.73

Spectrum Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spectrum Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. and Spectrum Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spectrum Brands	63.89%	4.66%	1.80%

Summary

Spectrum Brands beats Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups. In addition, the company offers pets shampoos, sprays, repellents, and cleaners. Further, it provides liquid hand soap, foaming liquid soap, and liquid body wash; and underwear, protectors, feminine pads, pre-folded products for adults. Additionally, the company offers anti-bacterial gels; disinfectant sprays; face masks; dispensers; hand towels; and industrial cleaning cloths. The company offers its products primarily under the Huggies, KleenBebe, Kleenex, Evenflo, Pétalo, Suavel, Cottonelle, Depend, Kotex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Vogue, Delsey, Diapro, LYS, Fancy, Kimberly-Clark, and Escudo brands. The company exports its products. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1925 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Spectrum Brands

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. operates as a branded consumer products and home essentials company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. It operates through three segments: Home and Personal Care; Global Pet Care; and Home and Garden. The Home and Personal Care segment provides home appliances under the Black & Decker, Russell Hobbs, George Foreman, PowerXL, Emeril Legasse, Copper Chef, Toastmaster, Juiceman, Farberware, and Breadman brands; and personal care products under the Remington brand. The Global Pet Care segment provides dog and cat chews, treats, wet and dry foods, dog and cat clean-up and food, training, health and grooming, indoor birds, and small animal food and care products under the Good'n'Fun, DreamBone, GOOD BOY, SmartBones, IAMS, EUKANUBA, Nature's Miracle, FURminator, Dingo, 8IN1, Meowee!, and Wild Harvest brands. This segment also offers aquarium kits, stand-alone tanks, and aquatics equipment and consumables under the Tetra, Marineland, Instant Ocean, GloFish, and OmegaSea brands. The Home and Garden segment provides outdoor insect and weed control solutions, and animal repellents under the Spectracide, Garden Safe, Liquid Fence, and EcoLogic brands; household pest control solutions under the Hot Shot, Black Flag, Real-Kill, Ultra Kill, The Ant Trap, and Rid-A-Bug brand names; household surface cleaning, maintenance, and restoration products, including bottled liquids, mops, wipes, and markers under the Rejuvenate brand name; and personal-use pesticides and insect repellent products under the Cutter and Repel brands. The company sells its products through retailers, e-commerce and online retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin.