Critical Review: Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) vs. Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD)

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) and Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Nomad Foods and Tingyi Cayman Islands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomad Foods	6.56%	9.73%	3.96%
Tingyi Cayman Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nomad Foods and Tingyi Cayman Islands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nomad Foods	$3.35 billion	0.56	$245.74 million	$1.44	8.56
Tingyi Cayman Islands	$11.22 billion	0.65	$519.46 million	N/A	N/A

Tingyi Cayman Islands has higher revenue and earnings than Nomad Foods.

Risk and Volatility

Nomad Foods has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tingyi Cayman Islands has a beta of -0.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Nomad Foods and Tingyi Cayman Islands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomad Foods	0	2	3	0	2.60
Tingyi Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0	0.00

Nomad Foods presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.98%. Given Nomad Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Tingyi Cayman Islands.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nomad Foods beats Tingyi Cayman Islands on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nomad Foods

Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers frozen fish products, including fish fingers, coated fish, and natural fish; ready-to-cook vegetable products, such as peas and spinach; and frozen poultry and meat products comprising nuggets, grills, and burgers. It also provides meal products that include ready-to-cook noodles, pasta, lasagna, pancakes, and other ready-made meals; ice creams, such as in-home and out-of-home ice creams; and other products consisting of soups, pizzas, bakery goods, and meat substitutes. The company sells its products to supermarkets and food retail chains primarily under the Birds Eye, Green Cuisine, iglo, Findus, Aunt Bessie's, Goodfella's, Frikom, Ledo, La Cocinera, and Belviva brand names. Nomad Foods Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Feltham, the United Kingdom.

About Tingyi Cayman Islands

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp., an investment holding company, manufactures and sells instant noodles, beverages, and instant food products in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Instant Noodles, Beverages, and Others segments. It offers ready-to-drink teas, juices, bottled water, and carbonated soft drinks, as well as coffee drinks/functional drinks/probiotics. The company also provides property rental and management, logistics, management, and support services; and manufactures and sells bakery products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.