Reviewing Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Kaya (OTCMKTS:KAYS)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Kaya shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Kaya has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaya	0	0	0	0	0.00
Reynolds Consumer Products	0	8	1	0	2.11

Reynolds Consumer Products has a consensus target price of $25.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.53%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Kaya.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaya	-44,929.98%	N/A	-5,461.05%
Reynolds Consumer Products	8.09%	15.86%	7.07%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kaya and Reynolds Consumer Products”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaya	$10,000.00	141.34	-$2.08 million	($0.16)	-0.21
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.72 billion	1.29	$352.00 million	$1.44	15.83

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher revenue and earnings than Kaya. Kaya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Kaya on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kaya

Kaya Holdings, Inc., a vertically integrated legal cannabis enterprise, engages in the operation of psychedelic treatment clinics and medical cannabis dispensaries primarily in the United States. It offers a range of cannabis products, including flower, oils, vape cartridges and cannabis infused confections, baked goods, and beverages. The company also operates retail outlets under the Kaya Shack brand name, as well as offers strain specific cannabis cigarettes under the Kaya Buddies name, and strains of cannabis under the Kaya Farms name. In addition, it is involved in the development of a psychedelic treatment center under The Sacred Mushroom name, that provides its guests access to psilocybin treatments, located in Portland, Oregon. The company was formerly known as Alternative Fuels America, Inc. and changed its name to Kaya Holdings, Inc. in April 2015. Kaya Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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.