Contrasting Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY) and NuVim (OTCMKTS:NUVM)

Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY) and NuVim (OTCMKTS:NUVM) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Oatly Group has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NuVim has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Oatly Group and NuVim, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oatly Group	0	1	5	0	2.83
NuVim	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oatly Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.90%. Given Oatly Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oatly Group is more favorable than NuVim.

Profitability

This table compares Oatly Group and NuVim’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oatly Group	-20.51%	-66.51%	-13.59%
NuVim	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oatly Group and NuVim”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oatly Group	$823.67 million	0.44	-$201.95 million	($5.71)	-2.12
NuVim	N/A	N/A	-$20,000.00	N/A	N/A

NuVim has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oatly Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.2% of Oatly Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Oatly Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oatly Group beats NuVim on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oatly Group

Oatly Group AB, an oatmilk company, provides a range of plant-based dairy products made from oats in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. It offers Barista edition oatmilk, oatgurts, frozen desserts, ice-creams, and yogurts; cooking products, including cooking cream, in regular and organic, Crème Fraiche, whipping cream, vanilla custard, and spreads in a variety of flavors; and ready-to-go drinks. The company was formerly known as Havre Global AB and changed its name to Oatly Group AB in March 2021. Oatly Group AB was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.

About NuVim

NuVim, Inc. engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of beverage products in the United States. It offers refrigerated dietary supplement beverages in various flavors, including strawberry, vanilla, orange tangerine, and fruit symphony; shelf stable beverages; powdered supplements in vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors; and natural teas and lemonade, such as black tea with lemon, green tea with citrus, and lemonade. The company offers its products under the NuVim and Fruit Symphony names through distributors, supermarkets, and convenience stores, as well as other chains that carry limited items not served by refrigerated distributors. NuVim, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Lewes, Delaware.