Comparing Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) & Marine Harvest ASA (OTCMKTS:MHGVY)

Marine Harvest ASA (OTCMKTS:MHGVY) and Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Marine Harvest ASA and Greencore Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marine Harvest ASA	0	2	0	1	2.67
Greencore Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Marine Harvest ASA and Greencore Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marine Harvest ASA	5.85%	13.98%	6.61%
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Marine Harvest ASA and Greencore Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marine Harvest ASA	$6.06 billion	1.83	$506.96 million	$0.85	25.31
Greencore Group	$2.29 billion	0.64	$58.72 million	N/A	N/A

Marine Harvest ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group.

Dividends

Marine Harvest ASA pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Marine Harvest ASA pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Marine Harvest ASA has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Marine Harvest ASA beats Greencore Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marine Harvest ASA

Mowi ASA, a seafood company, farms, produces, and supplies Atlantic salmon products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Feed, Farming, and Sales and Marketing. The company is involved in the salmon feed production, salmon farming and primary processing, and seafood secondary processing activities. It offers whole fish, plain and marinated fillets and steaks, hot- and cold-smoked salmon, burgers and tartars, patties, gravad, sushi, and breaded products under the Ducktrap, MOWI, and Supreme Salmon brands. The company was formerly known as Marine Harvest ASA and changed its name to Mowi ASA in December 2018. Mowi ASA was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.