Critical Survey: Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) & Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE)

Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) and Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Greystone Logistics and Kenvue, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greystone Logistics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kenvue	1	7	5	0	2.31

Kenvue has a consensus price target of $24.21, indicating a potential upside of 28.09%. Given Kenvue’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kenvue is more favorable than Greystone Logistics.

Profitability

This table compares Greystone Logistics and Kenvue’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greystone Logistics	4.06%	10.46%	4.76%
Kenvue	9.37%	20.06%	7.78%

Volatility and Risk

Greystone Logistics has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenvue has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.3% of Greystone Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Kenvue shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kenvue shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Greystone Logistics and Kenvue”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greystone Logistics	$57.87 million	0.57	$2.35 million	$0.08	14.88
Kenvue	$15.46 billion	2.35	$1.03 billion	$0.74	25.54

Kenvue has higher revenue and earnings than Greystone Logistics. Greystone Logistics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenvue, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Kenvue beats Greystone Logistics on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greystone Logistics

Greystone Logistics, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets plastic pallets and pelletized recycled plastic resins in the United States. The company offers rackable, can, nestable, display, monoblock, half-barrel and slim keg stackable, drum, and mid duty pallets. It sells its pallets directly, as well as through a network of independent contractor distributors. The company was formerly known as PalWeb Corporation and changed its name to Greystone Logistics, Inc. in March 2005. Greystone Logistics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Kenvue

Kenvue Inc. operates as a consumer health company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health. The Self Care segment offers cough, cold and allergy, pain care, digestive health, smoking cessation, eye care, and other products under the Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Nicorette, Zarbee's, ORSLTM, Rhinocort, Calpol, and Zyrtec brands. The Skin Health and Beauty segment provides face and body care, hair, sun, and other care products under the Neutrogena, Aveeno, Dr.Ci:Labo, Le Petit Marseillais, Lubriderm, Rogaine, and OGX brand names. The Essential Health segment offers oral and baby, women's health, wound, and other care products under the Listerine, Johnson's, Band-Aid, and Stayfree, o.b., tampons, Carefree, and Desitin Diaper Rash brands. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Skillman, New Jersey.