Head to Head Survey: Essity AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:ETTYF) versus Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN)

Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Essity AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:ETTYF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Reynolds Consumer Products and Essity AB (publ)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.72 billion	1.48	$301.00 million	$1.64	15.93
Essity AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher revenue and earnings than Essity AB (publ).

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Reynolds Consumer Products and Essity AB (publ), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reynolds Consumer Products	0	7	1	0	2.12
Essity AB (publ)	0	0	0	0	0.00

Reynolds Consumer Products presently has a consensus target price of $25.60, suggesting a potential downside of 2.03%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Essity AB (publ).

Profitability

This table compares Reynolds Consumer Products and Essity AB (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.11%	16.03%	7.28%
Essity AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Essity AB (publ) on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Reynolds Consumer Products

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. produces and sells products in cooking, waste and storage, and tableware product categories in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Reynolds Cooking & Baking, Hefty Waste & Storage, Hefty Tableware, and Presto Products. The Reynolds Cooking & Baking segment produces aluminum foil, disposable aluminum pans, parchment paper, freezer paper, wax paper, butcher paper, plastic wrap, baking cups, oven bags, and slow cooker liners under the Reynolds Wrap, Reynolds KITCHENS, and EZ Foil brands in the United States, as well as under the ALCAN brand in Canada and under the Diamond brand internationally. The Hefty Waste & Storage segment offers trash bags under the Hefty Ultra Strong and Hefty Strong brands; and food storage bags under the Hefty and Baggies brands. This segment also provides a suite of products, including compostable bags, bags made from recycled materials, and the orange bags. The Hefty Tableware segment offers disposable and compostable plates, bowls, platters, cups, and cutlery under the Hefty brand. The Presto Products segment primarily sells store brand products in food storage bags, trash bags, reusable storage containers, and plastic wrap categories. It offers both branded and store brand products to grocery stores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, discount chains, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, military outlets, and eCommerce retailers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. is a subsidiary of Packaging Finance Limited.

About Essity AB (publ)

Essity AB (publ) develops, produces, and sells hygiene and health products and services in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Health & Medical, Consumer Goods, and Professional Hygiene segments. The Health & Medical segment offers incontinence products, wound care, compression therapy, orthopedics, skincare products, wet wipes, wash gloves, and digital solutions with sensor technology under the TENA, Leukoplast, JOBST, Actimove, Cutimed, Delta-Cast, AquaCast Liner, and Hydrofera brands to family caregivers, professional caregivers, and patients and consumers through pharmacies, medical device stores, hospitals, distributors, care institutions, and e-commerce. The Consumer Goods segment provides pads, panty liners, tampons, diapers, shampoos, lotions, baby oil, skin creams, intimate soaps, intimate wipes, leakproof apparel, washable absorbent underwear, menstrual cups, toilet papers, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, and napkins under the TENA, Knix, Modibodi, Libero, Lotus, Drypers, Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Saba, Nosotras, Nuvenia TOM Organic, Tempo, Zewa, Cushelle, Plenty, Regio, Colhogar, and Familia brands through retail trade and e-commerce. The Professional Hygiene segment offers toilet papers, paper hand towels, napkins, hand soaps, hand lotions, hand sanitizers, dispensers, and cleaning and wiping products, as well as vision cleaning and data-driven cleaning solutions under the Tork brand to companies and office buildings, universities, healthcare facilities, industries, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and other public venues through direct to the end-customer, e-commerce, or via distributors. Essity AB (publ) was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.