Comparing Quanta (OTCMKTS:QNTA) & Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN)

Quanta (OTCMKTS:QNTA) and Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Quanta and Reynolds Consumer Products, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanta	0	0	0	0	0.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0	7	1	0	2.12

Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus target price of $25.60, indicating a potential downside of 3.47%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Quanta.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Quanta and Reynolds Consumer Products”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quanta	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.72 billion	1.50	$301.00 million	$1.64	16.17

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher revenue and earnings than Quanta.

Profitability

This table compares Quanta and Reynolds Consumer Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanta	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reynolds Consumer Products	9.11%	16.03%	7.28%

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Quanta on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quanta

Quanta, Inc. operates as an applied science company. It engages in the provision of a technology platform which focuses on increasing energy levels in plant matter to increase performance within the human body. The company was founded by Eric Allen Rice on April 28, 2016 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

About Reynolds Consumer Products

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. produces and sells products in cooking, waste and storage, and tableware product categories in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Reynolds Cooking & Baking, Hefty Waste & Storage, Hefty Tableware, and Presto Products. The Reynolds Cooking & Baking segment produces aluminum foil, disposable aluminum pans, parchment paper, freezer paper, wax paper, butcher paper, plastic wrap, baking cups, oven bags, and slow cooker liners under the Reynolds Wrap, Reynolds KITCHENS, and EZ Foil brands in the United States, as well as under the ALCAN brand in Canada and under the Diamond brand internationally. The Hefty Waste & Storage segment offers trash bags under the Hefty Ultra Strong and Hefty Strong brands; and food storage bags under the Hefty and Baggies brands. This segment also provides a suite of products, including compostable bags, bags made from recycled materials, and the orange bags. The Hefty Tableware segment offers disposable and compostable plates, bowls, platters, cups, and cutlery under the Hefty brand. The Presto Products segment primarily sells store brand products in food storage bags, trash bags, reusable storage containers, and plastic wrap categories. It offers both branded and store brand products to grocery stores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, discount chains, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, military outlets, and eCommerce retailers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. is a subsidiary of Packaging Finance Limited.