Head-To-Head Contrast: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) versus Mayne Pharma Group (OTCMKTS:MAYNF)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Mayne Pharma Group (OTCMKTS:MAYNF) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Johnson & Johnson and Mayne Pharma Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson & Johnson	13.35%	36.72%	14.62%
Mayne Pharma Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Johnson & Johnson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Mayne Pharma Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Johnson & Johnson shares are owned by insiders. 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Johnson & Johnson and Mayne Pharma Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson & Johnson	0	9	5	0	2.36
Mayne Pharma Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Johnson & Johnson presently has a consensus price target of $170.65, indicating a potential upside of 5.07%. Given Johnson & Johnson’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson & Johnson is more favorable than Mayne Pharma Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Johnson & Johnson and Mayne Pharma Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson & Johnson	$94.94 billion	4.45	$17.94 billion	$4.94	32.88
Mayne Pharma Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.04	61.39

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

Summary

Johnson & Johnson beats Mayne Pharma Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, manufactures, and sells various products in the healthcare field worldwide. The company's Consumer Health segment provides skin health/beauty products under the AVEENO, CLEAN & CLEAR, DR. CI:LABO, NEUTROGENA, and OGX brands; baby care products under the JOHNSON'S and AVEENO Baby brands; oral care products under the LISTERINE brand; TYLENOL acetaminophen products; SUDAFED cold, flu, and allergy products; BENADRYL and ZYRTEC allergy products; MOTRIN IB ibuprofen products; NICORETTE smoking cessation products; and PEPCID acid reflux products. This segment also offers STAYFREE and CAREFREE sanitary pads; o.b. tampons; adhesive bandages under the BAND-AID brand; and first aid products under the NEOSPORIN brand. It serves general public, retail outlets, and distributors. The company's Pharmaceutical segment provides products for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis; HIV/AIDS infectious diseases; mood disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, and schizophrenia; prostate cancer, hematologic malignancies, lung cancer, and bladder cancer; thrombosis, diabetes, and macular degeneration; and pulmonary arterial hypertension. This segment serves retailers, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, and healthcare professionals directly for prescription use. Its MedTech segment offers electrophysiology products to treat cardiovascular diseases; neurovascular care products to treat hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke; orthopaedics products in support of hips, knees, trauma, spine, sports, and other; advanced and general surgery solutions that focus on breast aesthetics, ear, nose, and throat procedures; and contact lenses and ophthalmic technologies related to cataract and laser refractive surgery under the ACUVUE brand. This segment serves wholesalers, hospitals, and retailers. Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886 and is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

About Mayne Pharma Group

Mayne Pharma Group Limited, a specialty pharmaceutical company, manufactures and sells branded and generic pharmaceutical products in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. The company operates through four segments: Metrics Contract Services, International, Branded Products, and Portfolio Products. It provides oral drug delivery systems; and contract pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and analytical services to third-party customers, as well as distributes specialty pharmaceutical products in the dermatology, women's health, and infectious disease therapeutic areas. The company was formerly known as Halcygen Pharmaceuticals Limited and changed its name to Mayne Pharma Group Limited in November 2010. Mayne Pharma Group Limited was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Salisbury South, Australia.