Prenetics Global (NASDAQ:PRE – Get Free Report) and Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Prenetics Global and Unicharm”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Prenetics Global | $92.39 million | 3.33 | -$37.71 million | ($4.58) | -3.99 |
| Unicharm | $6.32 billion | 1.76 | $436.93 million | $0.13 | 24.62 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Prenetics Global and Unicharm, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Prenetics Global | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Unicharm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Prenetics Global presently has a consensus target price of $34.25, suggesting a potential upside of 87.57%. Given Prenetics Global’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Prenetics Global is more favorable than Unicharm.
Risk & Volatility
Prenetics Global has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unicharm has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
25.0% of Prenetics Global shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Prenetics Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Prenetics Global and Unicharm’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Prenetics Global | -62.45% | -20.33% | -15.42% |
| Unicharm | 6.65% | 7.15% | 5.25% |
Summary
Unicharm beats Prenetics Global on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Prenetics Global
Prenetics Global Limited, a genomics-driven health sciences company, engages in revolutionizing prevention, early detection, and treatment. It offers CircleDNA, a prevention arm that uses whole exome sequencing to offer comprehensive consumer DNA test. The company also, through its joint venture, Insighta, engages in pioneering multi-cancer early detection technologies. In addition, the company, through its equity interests in ACT Genomics Holdings Company Limited, is involved in genomic profiling of solid tumors through ACTOnco. Prenetics Global Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.
About Unicharm
Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand. It also provides masks under the Unicharm brand; home care products, including cleaning sheets under the Wave brand name; cosmetic cotton and wet wipes under the Silcot brand; and paper towels under the Cook Up brand name. In addition, the company offers pet care products that include pet foods, excrement cleanup sheets, system toilets, and disposable diapers under the Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Silver Plate, Aiken Genki, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deo Clean, and Neko Genki brands; and deodorizing beads. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of industrial materials related products, etc., as well as food-packaging materials. Unicharm Corporation was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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