Yerbaé Brands (OTCMKTS:YERBF) vs. Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY) Critical Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Yerbaé Brands and Oatly Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yerbaé Brands	0	0	1	0	3.00
Oatly Group	1	3	5	0	2.44

Yerbaé Brands presently has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 386.73%. Oatly Group has a consensus target price of $2.11, indicating a potential upside of 133.73%. Given Yerbaé Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Yerbaé Brands is more favorable than Oatly Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Yerbaé Brands and Oatly Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yerbaé Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oatly Group	$783.35 million	0.69	-$416.87 million	($0.85)	-1.06

Yerbaé Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oatly Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yerbaé Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oatly Group	-53.22%	-37.94%	-16.81%

Summary

Yerbaé Brands beats Oatly Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yerbaé Brands

Yerbaé Brands Corp. engages in the development, marketing, sale, and distribution of plant-based energy beverages in the United States. The company's offers beverages that are blended with non-GMO plant-based ingredients. Its products include 12oz plant-based energy seltzers and 16oz plant-based energy drinks in various flavors. The company offers its products through retail locations that include wholesale club stores, convenience stores, drug stores, grocery stores, natural food stores, mass merchants, food services, and direct to consumers; and health clubs, gyms, yoga studios, and quick serve restaurants, as well as online through Amazon.com and www.Yerbaé.com. Yerbaé Brands Corp. is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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.