Contrasting Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) & Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY)

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mondelez International and Greencore Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International	$36.44 billion	2.21	$4.61 billion	$2.73	22.76
Greencore Group	$2.29 billion	0.60	$58.72 million	N/A	N/A

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group.

Risk and Volatility

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mondelez International and Greencore Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondelez International	9.84%	15.35%	5.85%
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mondelez International and Greencore Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondelez International	1	7	13	0	2.57
Greencore Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Mondelez International currently has a consensus price target of $70.89, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Mondelez International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Dividends

Mondelez International pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Mondelez International pays out 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mondelez International has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Mondelez International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Mondelez International beats Greencore Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centers, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company also sells products directly to businesses and consumers through e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, as well as through its direct-to-consumer websites and social media platforms. Mondelez International, Inc. was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.