Head-To-Head Survey: Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:WMMVY)

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) and Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by institutional investors. 30.3% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV and Grove Collaborative”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV	$52.76 billion	0.92	$2.60 billion	$1.60	17.46
Grove Collaborative	$173.72 million	0.27	-$11.72 million	($0.19)	-5.68

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV has higher revenue and earnings than Grove Collaborative. Grove Collaborative is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV and Grove Collaborative, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV	1	2	0	0	1.67
Grove Collaborative	1	0	1	0	2.00

Grove Collaborative has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.19%. Given Grove Collaborative’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grove Collaborative is more favorable than Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV.

Volatility & Risk

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV and Grove Collaborative’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV	4.90%	21.23%	10.12%
Grove Collaborative	-4.07%	N/A	-12.35%

Summary

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV beats Grove Collaborative on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores. The company operates Despensa Familiar and Palí discount stores; Paiz, La Despensa de Don Juan, La Unión, and Más x Menos supermarkets; Bodegas, Maxi Bodega, and Maxi Palí stores; and Walmart hypermarkets in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. In addition, it imports and sells goods; develops properties; and manages real estate companies. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. operates as a subsidiary of Intersalt, S. De R.l. De C.v.

About Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.