Reviewing Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) & PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (OTCMKTS:UNLRY)

Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENTA) and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (OTCMKTS:UNLRY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Central Garden & Pet and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Garden & Pet	1	1	3	1	2.67
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk	0	0	0	0	0.00

Central Garden & Pet currently has a consensus target price of $46.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.59%. Given Central Garden & Pet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Central Garden & Pet is more favorable than PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk.

Profitability

This table compares Central Garden & Pet and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Garden & Pet	5.39%	11.13%	4.93%
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.8% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Central Garden & Pet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Central Garden & Pet and PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Central Garden & Pet	$3.13 billion	0.77	$162.84 million	$2.68	14.44
PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13,921.51	0.00

Central Garden & Pet has higher revenue and earnings than PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Garden & Pet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Central Garden & Pet beats PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Central Garden & Pet

Central Garden & Pet Co. engages in the production and distribution of branded and private label products for the lawn, garden, and pet supplies markets. It operates through the Pet and Garden segments. The Pet segment focuses on dog and cat supplies such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming products, waste management and training pads, supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles and pet birds including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, food and supplements, products for equine and livestock, animal and household health and insect control products, live fish, and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. The Garden segment includes lawn and garden consumables such as grass, vegetable, flower and herb seed, wild bird feed, bird houses and other birding accessories, weed, grass, and other herbicides, insecticide and pesticide products, fertilizers, and live plants. The company was founded by William E. Brown in 1980 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

About PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk manufactures, markets, and distributes consumer goods in Indonesia. It offers soaps, detergents, dairy based foods, ice creams, savories, soy sauce, cosmetic products, tea-based beverages, and fruit juices. The company provides its products under the Axe, Bango, Buavita, Cif, Citra, Clear, Clear Men, Close Up, Cornetto, Dove, Feast, Feast, Glow & Lovely, Hellmann's, Jawara, Knorr, Lifebuoy, Lipton, Love Beauty & Planet, Lux, Magnum, Molto, Paddle Pop, Pepsodent, Pond's, Pond's Men, Populaire, Rexona, Rinso, Royco, SariWangi, Seru, Simple, St. Ives, Suave, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Superpell, TRESemmé, The Vegetarian Butcher, Unilever Professional, Vaseline Men, Viennetta, Vixal, Wall's, Wipol, Zwitsalm, and other brands. It also leases office space. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Tangerang, Indonesia. PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk operates as a subsidiary of Unilever PLC.