US Foods (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) and Raia Drogasil (OTCMKTS:RADLY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares US Foods and Raia Drogasil’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| US Foods | 1.97% | 21.37% | 6.49% |
| Raia Drogasil | 2.89% | 20.61% | 6.02% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
98.8% of US Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of US Foods 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for US Foods and Raia Drogasil, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| US Foods | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2.80 |
| Raia Drogasil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
US Foods currently has a consensus target price of $115.31, indicating a potential upside of 8.35%. Raia Drogasil has a consensus target price of $5.20, indicating a potential upside of 91.53%. Given Raia Drogasil’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Raia Drogasil is more favorable than US Foods.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares US Foods and Raia Drogasil”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| US Foods | $39.42 billion | 0.58 | $676.00 million | $3.25 | 32.74 |
| Raia Drogasil | $7.92 billion | 0.45 | $232.27 million | $0.15 | 18.10 |
US Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Raia Drogasil. Raia Drogasil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
US Foods beats Raia Drogasil on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About US Foods
US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
About Raia Drogasil
Raia Drogasil S.A. engages in the retail sale of medicines, perfumery, personal care and beauty products, cosmetics, dermocosmetics, and specialty medicines in Brazil. It also markets its goods through telesales and call centers in the states of São Paulo, Tocantins, and Pernambuco. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
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