Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR – Get Free Report) and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:UELKY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Tootsie Roll Industries and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Tootsie Roll Industries | 12.04% | 11.48% | 8.75% |
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Tootsie Roll Industries and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Tootsie Roll Industries | $769.37 million | 2.88 | $91.91 million | $1.27 | 24.42 |
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.47 | 5.53 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tootsie Roll Industries and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S., as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Tootsie Roll Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 68.5% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Tootsie Roll Industries beats Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tootsie Roll Industries
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It sells its products under the Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Frooties, Tootsie Pops, Tootsie Mini Pops, Child's Play, Caramel Apple Pops, Charms, Blow-Pop, Charms Mini Pops, Cella's, Dots, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Fluffy Stuff, Dubble Bubble, Razzles, Cry Baby, NIK-L-NIP, and Tutsi Pop trademarks. The company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors of candy, and food and groceries; and supermarkets, variety stores, dollar stores, chain grocers, drug chains, discount chains, cooperative grocery associations, mass merchandisers, warehouse and membership club stores, vending machine operators, e-commerce merchants, the United States military, and fund-raising charitable organizations, as well as through food and grocery brokers. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of biscuits, chocolates, chocolate coated biscuits, cakes, wafers, and crackers in Turkey and internationally. The company also produces chocolate dough, cocoa powder, chocolate flakes, couverture chocolate, flour, hazelnut, and pureed hazelnut. In addition, it is involved in the trading and investment activities. It also exports its products to the Middle East, Russia, Central Asian republics, Europe, Africa, and the United States. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.operates as a subsidiary of pladis Foods Limited.
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