Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:BDRFF) Financial Comparison

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

Profitability

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

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.0% of Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft and Reynolds Consumer Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.31	39.12
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.72 billion	1.49	$301.00 million	$1.64	16.04

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

Dividends

Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Reynolds Consumer Products pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reynolds Consumer Products pays out 56.1% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft and Reynolds Consumer Products, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft	2	4	0	0	1.67
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 2.70%. Given Reynolds Consumer Products’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Reynolds Consumer Products is more favorable than Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft.

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft

Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes consumer goods in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Consumer Business and Tesa Business. The Consumer Business Segment offers skin and body care products. The Tesa Business segment provides adhesive tapes and self-adhesive solutions for industries, craft businesses, and consumers. This segment offers its system solutions to the automotive, electronics, printing and paper, and building and construction industries. It operates an online store. The company offers its products under the Aquaphor, NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Labello, Hansaplast, 8×4, Florena, Coppertone, HIDROFUGAL, SKIN STORIES, GAMMON, Maestro, tesa, Chantecaille, Elastoplast, and CURITAS brand names. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft operates as a subsidiary of maxingvest ag.

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.