Mandom (OTCMKTS:MDOMF) & Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) Head-To-Head Comparison

Mandom (OTCMKTS:MDOMF) and Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Mandom and Reynolds Consumer Products, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mandom	0	0	0	0	0.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0	7	1	0	2.12

Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus price target of $25.60, indicating a potential upside of 0.51%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Mandom.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mandom and Reynolds Consumer Products”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mandom	$752.29 million	1.03	$40.89 million	$0.69	23.19
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.79 billion	1.42	$301.00 million	$1.64	15.53

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher revenue and earnings than Mandom. Reynolds Consumer Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mandom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mandom and Reynolds Consumer Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mandom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.11%	16.03%	7.28%

Risk and Volatility

Mandom has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Mandom on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mandom

Mandom Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics, perfumes, and quasi-drugs in Japan, Indonesia, and internationally. The company offers a range of products, including men's everyday grooming products, as well as general fashion items, such as hair styling, skin care, and body care products; and hair coloring, scalp care, and face care products under the Gatsby and Lúcido brands. It also provides a range of women's grooming and fashion items, such as hair styling and body care products comprises make-up and skin care items, as well as hair coloring and treatment products under the Bifesta, Barrier Repair, Pixy, Lúcido-L, and Pucelle brands. In addition, the company engages in the insurance agency business. The company was formerly known as Tancho Corporation and changed its name to Mandom Corporation in April 1971. Mandom Corporation was incorporated in 1927 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

About Reynolds Consumer Products

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. produces and sells products in cooking, waste and storage, and tableware product categories in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Reynolds Cooking & Baking, Hefty Waste & Storage, Hefty Tableware, and Presto Products. The Reynolds Cooking & Baking segment produces aluminum foil, disposable aluminum pans, parchment paper, freezer paper, wax paper, butcher paper, plastic wrap, baking cups, oven bags, and slow cooker liners under the Reynolds Wrap, Reynolds KITCHENS, and EZ Foil brands in the United States, as well as under the ALCAN brand in Canada and under the Diamond brand internationally. The Hefty Waste & Storage segment offers trash bags under the Hefty Ultra Strong and Hefty Strong brands; and food storage bags under the Hefty and Baggies brands. This segment also provides a suite of products, including compostable bags, bags made from recycled materials, and the orange bags. The Hefty Tableware segment offers disposable and compostable plates, bowls, platters, cups, and cutlery under the Hefty brand. The Presto Products segment primarily sells store brand products in food storage bags, trash bags, reusable storage containers, and plastic wrap categories. It offers both branded and store brand products to grocery stores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, discount chains, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, military outlets, and eCommerce retailers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. is a subsidiary of Packaging Finance Limited.