Head to Head Comparison: Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) vs. Nestle (OTCMKTS:NSRGY)

Nestle (OTCMKTS:NSRGY) and Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Nestle shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Synergy CHC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nestle and Synergy CHC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nestle	$103.78 billion	2.30	$12.36 billion	N/A	N/A
Synergy CHC	$33.70 million	0.65	$2.12 million	$0.38	6.13

Nestle has higher revenue and earnings than Synergy CHC.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Nestle and Synergy CHC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nestle	1	3	0	1	2.20
Synergy CHC	0	1	1	1	3.00

Nestle currently has a consensus price target of $91.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.71%. Synergy CHC has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 329.18%. Given Synergy CHC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synergy CHC is more favorable than Nestle.

Profitability

This table compares Nestle and Synergy CHC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nestle	N/A	N/A	N/A
Synergy CHC	10.02%	-18.56%	20.28%

Summary

Synergy CHC beats Nestle on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nestle

Nestlé S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food and beverage company. The company operates through Zone North America; Zone Europe; Zone Asia, Oceania, and Africa; Zone Latin America; Zone Greater China; Nespresso; and Nestlé Health Science segments. It offers baby foods under the Cerelac, Gerber, Nido, and NaturNes brands; bottled water under the Nestlé Pure Life, Perrier, Vittel, Buxton, Erikli, and S.Pellegrino brands; cereals under the Fitness, Nesquik, cheerios, and Lion Cereals brands; and chocolate and confectionery products under the KitKat, Smarties, Aero, Nestlé Les Recettes de l'Atelier, Milkybar, Baci Perugina, Quality Street, and Fitness brands. The company provides coffee products under the Nescafé, Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Starbucks Coffee At Home, and Blue Bottle Coffee brands; culinary, chilled, and frozen foods under the Maggi, DiGiorno, Thomy, Garden Gourmet, Sweet Earth, Hot Pockets, Stouffer's, Buitoni, Lean, and Life Cuisine brands; dairy products under the Carnation, Nido, Bear, Coffee-Mate, and La Laitière brands; and drinks under the Nesquik, Nestea, Nescafé, and Milo brands. In addition, it offers food service products under the Milo, Nescafé, Maggi, Chef, Nestea, Stouffer's, Chef-Mate, Minor's, and Lean Cuisine brand names; healthcare nutrition products under the Boost, Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Persona, Vital Proteins, Solgar, Peptamen, Resource, Vitaflo, Impact, and Compleat brands; ice cream products under the Movenpick, Häagen-Dazs, Nestlé Ice Cream, and Extrême brands; and pet care products under the Purina, ONE, Alpo, Felix, Pro Plan, Cat Chow, Fancy Feast, Bakers, Friskies, Dog Chow, Beneful, and Gourmet brands. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland.

About Synergy CHC

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.