Reviewing The Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) and China Mengniu Dairy (OTCMKTS:CIADY)

China Mengniu Dairy (OTCMKTS:CIADY) and The Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for China Mengniu Dairy and The Berkeley Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Mengniu Dairy	0	0	0	0	0.00
The Berkeley Group	0	0	0	1	4.00

Dividends

China Mengniu Dairy pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of China Mengniu Dairy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

China Mengniu Dairy has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares China Mengniu Dairy and The Berkeley Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Mengniu Dairy	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares China Mengniu Dairy and The Berkeley Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Mengniu Dairy	$13.95 billion	0.62	$679.54 million	N/A	N/A
The Berkeley Group	$3.10 billion	1.47	$500.02 million	N/A	N/A

China Mengniu Dairy has higher revenue and earnings than The Berkeley Group.

About China Mengniu Dairy

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and distribution of dairy products under the MENGNIU brand in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through Liquid Milk Business, Ice Cream Business, Milk Formula Business, and Cheese Business, and Other segments. The Liquid Milk Business segment offers ultra-high temperature milk, milk beverages, yogurt, and fresh milk. The Ice Cream Business segment manufactures and distributes dairy-based ice cream. The Milk Formula Business segment manufactures and distributes milk powder. The Cheese Business segment is involved in manufacture and distribution of cheese. The Other segment engages in manufacture of raw materials for daily products; and trading business. It also produces and sells organic food and formula products for babies and toddlers; and provides commercial factoring and financing guarantee services. China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

About The Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.