Jeronimo Martins SGPS (OTCMKTS:JRONY – Get Free Report) and Andersons (NASDAQ:ANDE – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Dividends
Jeronimo Martins SGPS pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Andersons pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Jeronimo Martins SGPS pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Andersons pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Andersons has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Jeronimo Martins SGPS and Andersons, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Andersons | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Jeronimo Martins SGPS and Andersons’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS | 1.73% | 20.03% | 4.24% |
| Andersons | 1.62% | 16.23% | 5.84% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Jeronimo Martins SGPS and Andersons”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS | $40.71 billion | 0.31 | $732.02 million | $2.35 | 17.26 |
| Andersons | $11.01 billion | 0.21 | $95.71 million | $5.18 | 12.89 |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS has higher revenue and earnings than Andersons. Andersons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jeronimo Martins SGPS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
87.1% of Andersons shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Andersons shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Jeronimo Martins SGPS has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andersons has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Jeronimo Martins SGPS beats Andersons on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jeronimo Martins SGPS
Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. operates in the food distribution and specialized retail sectors in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The company operates through Portugal Retail; Portugal Cash & Carry; Poland Retail; Colombia Retail; and Others, Eliminations and Adjustments segments. It operates food stores under the Biedronka name; and a chain of health and beauty stores under the Hebe banner in Poland, as well as food stores under the Ara name in Colombia. The company also operates supermarkets under the Pingo Doce banner; and cash and carry stores under the Recheio name in Portugal, and under the Bodega del Canasto name in Colombia. In addition, it operates restaurants under the Pingo Doce name; para-pharmacies and petrol stations under Bem-Estar brand; and clothing under Code brand. Further, the company operates coffee shops and kiosks under the Jeronymo name; and chocolates and confectionary retail stores under Hussel name. Additionally, the company engages in human resources top management, real estate management and administration, training, and saline brackish waters aquaculture; wholesale of fruit and vegetables; retail management, consultancy, and logistics activities; purchase and sale of real estate; growing of crops and farming of animals; retail sale of health and beauty products; manufacture of milk and dairy products; rental of air transport equipment; and provision of business portfolio management, financial, and sea passenger water transport services. It is also involved in the trading and distribution of consumer goods; retail and wholesale of non-food products; other business support service activities; and provision of services in the area of wholesale and retail distribution. The company was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Sociedade Francisco Manuel Dos Santos, S.G.P.S., S.A.
About Andersons
The Andersons, Inc. operates in trade, renewables, and nutrient and industrial sectors in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Switzerland, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Trade, Renewables, and Nutrient & Industrial. The company’s Trade segment operates grain elevators; stores commodities; and provides grain marketing, risk management, and origination services, as well as sells commodities, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, ethanol, and corn oil. This segment also engages in the commodity merchandising business, as well as offers logistics for physical commodities, such as whole grains, grain products, feed ingredients, domestic fuel products, and other agricultural commodities. Its Renewables segment produces, purchases, and sells ethanol, and co-products, as well as offers facility operations, risk management, and marketing services to the ethanol plants it invests in and operates. The company’s Nutrient & Industrial segment manufactures, distributes, and retails agricultural and related plant nutrients, liquid industrial products, corncob-based products, and pelleted lime and gypsum products, as well as turf fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide products; and crop nutrients, crop protection chemicals, and seed products, as well as provides application and agronomic services to commercial and family farmers. In addition, this segment produces corncob-based products for laboratory animal bedding and private-label cat litter, as well as absorbents, blast cleaners, carriers, and polishers; professional lawn care products for golf course and turf care markets; fertilizer and weed, and pest control products; dry and liquid agricultural nutrients, pelleted lime, gypsum, and soil amendments; and micronutrients, as well as industrial products comprising nitrogen reagents, calcium nitrate, deicers, and dust abatement products. The Andersons, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in Maumee, Ohio.
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