Head-To-Head Review: Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF)

Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grove Collaborative and George Weston”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grove Collaborative	$158.94 million	0.28	-$11.72 million	($0.19)	-5.46
George Weston	$46.17 billion	0.58	$817.33 million	$1.86	38.76

George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Grove Collaborative. Grove Collaborative is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than George Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Grove Collaborative and George Weston, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grove Collaborative	1	0	1	0	2.00
George Weston	0	1	4	0	2.80

Grove Collaborative presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 92.86%. Given Grove Collaborative’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Grove Collaborative is more favorable than George Weston.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of George Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Grove Collaborative and George Weston’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grove Collaborative	-4.07%	N/A	-12.35%
George Weston	1.54%	14.12%	3.38%

Summary

George Weston beats Grove Collaborative on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About George Weston

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. This segment also offers credit card and other banking services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, manages, and develops retail commercial and residential properties, leased to necessity-based tenants, industrial, and mixed-use and residential assets. It markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President’s Choice Bank, no name, Farmer’s Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.