Head to Head Analysis: JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) vs. Accell Group (OTCMKTS:ACGPF)

Accell Group (OTCMKTS:ACGPF) and JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Accell Group and JAKKS Pacific”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Accell Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.90	61.20
JAKKS Pacific	$570.67 million	0.50	$9.87 million	$1.39	18.01

JAKKS Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Accell Group. JAKKS Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accell Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Accell Group and JAKKS Pacific’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accell Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
JAKKS Pacific	2.77%	4.33%	2.42%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.7% of Accell Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of JAKKS Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of JAKKS Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Accell Group and JAKKS Pacific, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accell Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
JAKKS Pacific	0	2	0	0	2.00

Summary

JAKKS Pacific beats Accell Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Accell Group

Accell Group BV is a holding company, which engages in the design, development, production, marketing, and sale of bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories. The firm operates through the following segments: Bikes, Parts, and Corporate. It offers products under the brands of Haibike, Winora, Ghost, Batavus, Koga, Lapierre, Raleigh, Sparta, Babboe, and Carqon. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

About JAKKS Pacific

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. designs, produces, markets, sells, and distributes toys and related products, electronic products, and other consumer products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Toys/Consumer Products and Costumes. The company offers action figures and accessories, such as licensed characters; toy vehicles and accessories; dolls and accessories, including small, large, fashion, and baby dolls based on licenses, as well as infant and pre-school products; private label products; and foot-to-floor ride-on products. The company also provides role play, dress-up, pretend play, and novelty products for boys and girls based on brands and entertainment properties, as well as on its own proprietary brands; and indoor and outdoor kids' furniture, activity trays and tables, room décor, and seasonal and outdoor products. In addition, it offers Halloween and everyday costumes for various ages based on licensed and proprietary non-licensed brands, and related Halloween accessories; outdoor activity toys; junior sports toys, including hyper-charged balls, sport sets, and toy hoops; and board games. The company sells its products through in-house sales staff and independent sales representatives to toy and mass-market retail chain stores, department stores, office supply stores, drug and grocery store chains, club stores, value-oriented dollar stores, toy specialty stores, and wholesalers. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.