Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) & Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Critical Survey

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Albertsons Companies and Fenbo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies	$80.39 billion	0.11	$958.60 million	$1.55	11.47
Fenbo	$17.11 million	0.71	-$1.99 million	N/A	N/A

Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Fenbo.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Albertsons Companies and Fenbo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albertsons Companies	2	5	9	0	2.44
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00

Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $21.58, indicating a potential upside of 21.39%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Fenbo.

Profitability

This table compares Albertsons Companies and Fenbo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies	1.06%	38.00%	4.32%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fenbo has a beta of -1.95, indicating that its stock price is 295% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fenbo shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Fenbo on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company’s food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci’s Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC.

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.