Contrasting MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) & Americanas (OTCMKTS:BTOOY)

Americanas (OTCMKTS:BTOOY) and MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Americanas and MINISO Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americanas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MINISO Group	$3.07 billion	1.13	$167.62 million	$0.94	11.92

MINISO Group has higher revenue and earnings than Americanas.

Profitability

This table compares Americanas and MINISO Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americanas	N/A	N/A	N/A
MINISO Group	9.03%	18.98%	7.26%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Americanas and MINISO Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americanas	0	0	0	0	0.00
MINISO Group	1	1	2	0	2.25

MINISO Group has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 74.03%. Given MINISO Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MINISO Group is more favorable than Americanas.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.2% of MINISO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 73.5% of MINISO Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MINISO Group beats Americanas on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Americanas

Americanas SA engages in the e-commerce and marketplace businesses. It also offers consumer credit services; technology platform; and logistics, distribution, and customer service solutions. Its brand portfolio includes Americanas.com, Submarino, Shoptime, SouBarato, and Submarino Finance. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About MINISO Group

MINISO Group Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail and wholesale of lifestyle products and pop toy products in China, Asia, the United States, and Europe. The company offers products in various categories, including home decor products, small electronics, textiles, accessories, beauty tools, toys, cosmetics, personal care products, snacks, fragrances and perfumes, and stationeries and gifts under the MINISO and WonderLife brand names; and blind boxes, toy bricks, model figures, model kits, collectible dolls, Ichiban Kuji, sculptures, and other popular toys under the TOP TOY brand. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Guangzhou, China.