Reviewing Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI)

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fenbo has a beta of -1.98, meaning that its share price is 298% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Fenbo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	0	4	12	0	2.75
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet currently has a consensus price target of $142.14, indicating a potential upside of 33.06%. Given Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is more favorable than Fenbo.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Fenbo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	$2.27 billion	2.88	$199.76 million	$3.62	29.51
Fenbo	$17.11 million	0.76	-$1.99 million	N/A	N/A

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Fenbo.

Profitability

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Fenbo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	8.81%	12.86%	8.29%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Fenbo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet beats Fenbo on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the retail of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. It offers overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars. The company’s products include housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, electronics and toys. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings was founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Oliver Rosenberg and Harry Coverman on July 29, 1982, and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.

About Fenbo

Fenbo Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells personal care electric appliances and toys products. The company offers curling wands and irons, flat irons and hair straighteners, hair dryers, trimmers, nail polishers, pet shampoo brushes, eyebrow pliers, etc. It serves customers in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Fenbo Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Luxury Max Investments Limited.