Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA – Get Free Report) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ingles Markets and Maison Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ingles Markets | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Maison Solutions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Maison Solutions has a consensus target price of $162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15,917.74%. Given Maison Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than Ingles Markets.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Maison Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maison Solutions has a beta of 4.07, suggesting that its share price is 307% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Ingles Markets and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ingles Markets | 1.92% | 6.30% | 4.01% |
| Maison Solutions | -10.56% | -93.48% | -12.74% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Ingles Markets and Maison Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ingles Markets | $5.42 billion | 0.29 | $83.59 million | $5.47 | 15.38 |
| Maison Solutions | $118.70 million | 0.01 | $1.17 million | ($26.50) | -0.04 |
Ingles Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions. Maison Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingles Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Ingles Markets beats Maison Solutions on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ingles Markets
Ingles Markets, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of supermarkets in the southeast United States. It offers food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods, and other perishables; and non-food products, which include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise, as well as private label items. The company owns and operates a milk processing and packaging plant that supplies organic milk, fruit juices, and bottled water products to other retailers, food service distributors, and grocery warehouses. In addition, it provides home meal replacement items, delicatessens, bakeries, floral departments, and greeting cards, as well as broad selections of local organic, beverage, and health-related items. The company operates under the Ingles and Sav-Mor brand names. Ingles Markets, Incorporated was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.
About Maison Solutions
Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.
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