Head to Head Comparison: Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) vs. Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS)

Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Sendas Distribuidora and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sendas Distribuidora	1.07%	16.78%	1.75%
Maison Solutions	N/A	-9.09%	-1.45%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.8% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sendas Distribuidora and Maison Solutions’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sendas Distribuidora	$13.32 billion	0.26	$142.21 million	$0.53	24.34
Maison Solutions	$41.98 million	0.57	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sendas Distribuidora has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Sendas Distribuidora and Maison Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sendas Distribuidora	0	0	1	0	3.00
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Sendas Distribuidora beats Maison Solutions on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sendas Distribuidora

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. engages in the retail and wholesale sale of food products, bazaar items, and other products in Brazil. The company serves restaurants, pizzerias, snack bars, schools, small businesses, religious institutions, hospitals, hotels, grocery stores, neighborhood supermarkets, and individuals. It sells its products through brick-and-mortar stores, as well as through telesales. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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.