Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) & Energizer (NYSE:ENR) Head-To-Head Review

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (NYSE:ODC) and Energizer (NYSE:ENR) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.0% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Energizer shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Oil-Dri Corporation Of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Energizer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Oil-Dri Corporation Of America and Energizer, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	0	0	1	0	3.00
Energizer	1	6	0	0	1.86

Energizer has a consensus price target of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 2.41%. Given Energizer’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Energizer is more favorable than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oil-Dri Corporation Of America and Energizer”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	$485.57 million	2.62	$54.00 million	$3.89	22.57
Energizer	$2.95 billion	0.49	$239.00 million	$1.18	18.07

Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America. Energizer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oil-Dri Corporation Of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Energizer pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Energizer pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energizer has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Oil-Dri Corporation Of America and Energizer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oil-Dri Corporation Of America	11.35%	20.53%	14.17%
Energizer	2.73%	122.63%	4.72%

Summary

Oil-Dri Corporation Of America beats Energizer on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oil-Dri Corporation Of America

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for the pet care, animal health and nutrition, fluids purification, agricultural ingredients, sports field, industrial and automotive markets. It operates through the Business to Business Products Group and Retail and Wholesale Products Group segments. The Business to Business Products Group segment’s customers include processors and refiners of edible oils, jet fuel and biofuel, manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals, distributors of animal health and nutrition products, and marketers of consumer products. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group segment customers include retailers of cat litter and related accessories such as mass merchandisers, drugstore chains, pet specialty retail outlets, dollar stores, retail grocery stores as well as distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products, environmental service companies, and sports field product users. The company was founded by Nick Jaffee in 1941 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. The company licenses the Energizer, Rayovac, and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in solar, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices, generators, power tools, household light bulbs, and other lighting products. In addition, it designs and markets automotive fragrance and appearance products, including protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners, and washes to clean, shine, refresh, and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand names of Armor All, Nu Finish, Refresh Your Car!, LEXOL, Eagle One, California Scents, Driven, Bahama & Co, Carnu, Grand Prix, Kit, and Tempo; STP branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids, and other performance chemical products; and do-it-yourself automotive air conditioning recharge products under the A/C PRO brand name, as well as other refrigerant and recharge kits, sealants, and accessories. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers; and various retail and business-to-business channels, including mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, e-commerce, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, office, industrial, medical, and catalog. Energizer Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.