WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) versus Essity AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:ESSYY) Financial Review

WD-40 (NASDAQ:WDFC) and Essity AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:ESSYY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for WD-40 and Essity AB (publ), as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WD-40	0	2	2	2	3.00
Essity AB (publ)	0	0	0	0	0.00

WD-40 currently has a consensus price target of $305.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.96%. Given WD-40’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WD-40 is more favorable than Essity AB (publ).

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares WD-40 and Essity AB (publ)”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WD-40	$674.68 million	4.53	$90.99 million	$6.58	34.60
Essity AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

WD-40 has higher revenue and earnings than Essity AB (publ).

Profitability

This table compares WD-40 and Essity AB (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WD-40	13.23%	33.53%	18.97%
Essity AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by 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

WD-40 beats Essity AB (publ) on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WD-40

WD-40 Company develops and sells maintenance products, and homecare and cleaning products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides multi-purpose maintenance products that include aerosol sprays, non-aerosol trigger sprays, precision pens, and in liquid-bulk form products under the WD-40 Multi-Use brand name; specialty maintenance products, such as penetrants, degreasers, corrosion inhibitors, greases, lubricants, and rust removers under the WD-40 Specialist brand; and bike-specific products. It also offers multi-purpose and specialty drip oils, and spray lubricant products, as well as other specialty maintenance products under the 3-IN-ONE brand name; and professional spray maintenance products and lubricants for the bike maintenance market under the GT85 brand name. In addition, the company provides automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the 2000 Flushes brand name; aerosol and liquid trigger carpet stain and odor eliminators under the Spot Shot brand; room and rug deodorizers under the Carpet Fresh brand name; carpet and household cleaners, and rug and room deodorizers under the 1001 brand; heavy-duty hand cleaner products under the Lava brand name in the United States, as well as under the Solvol brand name in Australia; and automatic toilet bowl cleaners under the X-14 brand name. It sells its products primarily through warehouse club stores, hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial distributors and suppliers, mass retail and home center stores, value retailers, grocery stores, online retailers, farm supply, sport retailers, and independent bike dealers. WD-40 Company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Essity AB (publ)

Essity AB (publ) develops, produces, and sells personal care, consumer tissue, and professional hygiene products and solutions worldwide. The company's personal care products include incontinence products, including skincare products, wet wipes, and wash gloves; baby and pant diapers, as well as baby care products, such as wet wipes, shampoos, lotions, and baby oils; pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate soaps, and intimate wipes; and wound care, vascular, and orthopedics products and services. Its personal care products also comprise medical solutions that include surgical tapes, retention bandages, surgical/post-operation dressings, adhesive bandages and plasters, and advanced wound care products; phlebology products, such as compression stockings, medical compression garments, and lymphology products; and fracture management products that include cast tapes, splinting materials, casting accessories, and physiotherapy and orthopedic soft goods and braces. In addition, the company offers consumer tissue products, including toilet paper, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, wet wipes, and napkins. Further, it provides hygiene solutions that include toilet paper, paper hand towels, napkins, hand soaps and lotions, hand sanitizers, dispensers, cleaning and wiping products, and Internet of Things sensor technology products, as well as related service and maintenance to companies and office buildings, universities, healthcare facilities, industries, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and other public venues. The company markets its personal care products primarily under the TENA, Jobst, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Nosotras, and Saba, as well as other retailer's brands; consumer tissue products primarily under the Edet, Lotus, Regio, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa, and retailer brands; and professional hygiene products under the TORK brand. Essity AB (publ) was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.