Reviewing Meiwu Technology (NASDAQ:WNW) & Coty (NYSE:COTY)

Coty (NYSE:COTY) and Meiwu Technology (NASDAQ:WNW) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Meiwu Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Coty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Coty and Meiwu Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coty	$5.89 billion	0.41	-$367.90 million	($0.62)	-4.44
Meiwu Technology	$7.08 million	0.06	-$18.59 million	N/A	N/A

Meiwu Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coty.

Risk and Volatility

Coty has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meiwu Technology has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Coty and Meiwu Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coty	-9.20%	4.59%	1.47%
Meiwu Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Coty and Meiwu Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coty	3	14	0	0	1.82
Meiwu Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00

Coty presently has a consensus price target of $3.35, suggesting a potential upside of 21.69%. Given Coty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coty is more favorable than Meiwu Technology.

Summary

Coty beats Meiwu Technology on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coty

Coty Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells beauty products worldwide. It operates through Prestige and Consumer Beauty segments. The company provides fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care products. It offers Prestige segment products primarily through prestige retailers, including perfumeries, department stores, e-retailers, direct-to-consumer websites, and duty-free shops under the Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Escada, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Jil Sander, Joop!, Kylie Jenner, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Orveda, philosophy, SKKN BY KIM, and Tiffany & Co. brands. The company provides Consumer Beauty segment products primarily through hypermarkets, supermarkets, drug stores, pharmacies, mid-tier department stores, traditional food and drug retailers, and e-commerce retailers under the Adidas, Beckham, Biocolor, Bozzano, Bourjois, Bruno Banani, CoverGirl, Jovan, Max Factor, Mexx, Monange, Nautica, Paixao, Rimmel, Risque, and Sally Hansen brands. It also sells its products through third-party distributors. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Coty Inc. is a subsidiary of JAB Beauty B.V.

About Meiwu Technology

Wunong Net Technology Company Limited, a holding company, engages in the online retail of foods products in China. The company offers green food, organic food, intangible cultural heritage food, agricultural products, and pollution-free products. It also operates a restaurant under the Wunong Food Hall name; and engages in the wholesale of agricultural products. The company was formerly known as Advancement International Limited and changed its name to Wunong Net Technology Company Limited in August 2019. Wunong Net Technology Company Limited was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China.