Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) versus Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT) Critical Review

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) and Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Sadot Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Sadot Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Church & Dwight and Sadot Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Church & Dwight	11.88%	20.05%	9.61%
Sadot Group	-2.81%	-41.55%	-11.56%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Church & Dwight and Sadot Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Church & Dwight	1	8	9	0	2.44
Sadot Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Church & Dwight presently has a consensus price target of $101.59, suggesting a potential upside of 7.38%. Given Church & Dwight’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Church & Dwight is more favorable than Sadot Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Church & Dwight and Sadot Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Church & Dwight	$6.20 billion	3.61	$736.80 million	$3.02	31.33
Sadot Group	$467.08 million	0.00	$3.99 million	($14.98)	-0.11

Church & Dwight has higher revenue and earnings than Sadot Group. Sadot Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Church & Dwight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sadot Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Church & Dwight beats Sadot Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements. The Consumer International segment is involved in the personal care, household and over-the-counter products in international subsidiary markets, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, China, and the United Kingdom. The SPD segment consists of sales to businesses and participates in three product areas namely, animal nutrition, specialty chemicals, and commercial and professional. The Corporate segment includes equity in earnings of affiliates. The company was founded by Dwight John and Austin Church in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, NJ.

About Sadot Group

Sadot Group Inc. provides supply chain solutions that address growing food security challenges worldwide. The company is involved in the agri-commodity sourcing and trading operations for food/feed products, such as soybean meal, wheat, and corn; and farm operations, including producing grains and tree crops in Southern Africa. The company is also involved in the food service operations across the United States. The company was formerly known as Muscle Maker Inc. and changed its name to Sadot Group Inc. Sadot Group Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.