Danone (OTCMKTS:DANOY) versus Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) Head-To-Head Contrast

Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) and Danone (OTCMKTS:DANOY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danone has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Danone shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Danone shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kerry Group and Danone”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kerry Group	$7.50 billion	1.88	$728.69 million	N/A	N/A
Danone	$29.63 billion	1.87	$2.19 billion	N/A	N/A

Danone has higher revenue and earnings than Kerry Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Kerry Group and Danone, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kerry Group	0	1	3	0	2.75
Danone	1	2	2	0	2.20

Profitability

This table compares Kerry Group and Danone’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Danone	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Danone pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%.

Summary

Kerry Group beats Danone on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kerry Group

Kerry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides taste and nutrition solutions. The company operates in two segments, Taste & Nutrition, and Dairy Ireland. The Taste & Nutrition segment offers taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The Dairy Ireland segment provides value-add dairy ingredients and consumer products, including functional proteins and nutritional bases. It operates in Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Kerry Group plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.

About Danone

Danone S.A. operates in the food and beverage industry in Europe, Ukraine, North America, China, North Asia, the Oceania, Latin America, rest of Asia, Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The company operates through Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Specialized Nutrition, and Waters segments. It produces and distributes yogurts, dairy products, coffee creamers and drinks, beverages, plant-based products, ice creams, frozen desserts, and cheese products under the Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, Danone, Light & Fit, Oikos, YoPRO, International Delight, SToK, Silk, Follow Your Heart, and So Delicious. The company also provides specialized nutrition, including formulas and complementary feeding for babies and young children; and special medical purposes food for children and adults under the Aptamil, Nutrilon, Gallia, Cow & Gate, Bebelac, and Blédina brands. In addition, it offers tube feeding products under the Nutrison name; and oral nutritional supplements under the Fortimel and NutriDrink names. Further, the company provides mineral waters from natural sources, waters infused with natural fruit extracts, fruit juices, and vitamins under the evian, Volvic, AQUA, Mizone, Bonafont, Salus, Hayat, Sirma, Font Vella, Lanjarón, and Zywiec Zdroj brands. It distributes its products through retail chains and traditional market outlets; convenience stores; hotels, restaurants, and coffee outlets; hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies; and e-commerce channels. The company was formerly known as Groupe Danone and changed its name to Danone S.A. in April 2009. Danone S.A. was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Paris, France.