Contrasting Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAF) & Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY)

Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY) and Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Oatly Group and Kerry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oatly Group	-13.81%	-2,479.86%	-16.65%
Kerry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.2% of Oatly Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Kerry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Oatly Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Oatly Group and Kerry Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oatly Group	1	1	3	0	2.40
Kerry Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oatly Group currently has a consensus price target of $14.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.63%. Given Oatly Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Oatly Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oatly Group and Kerry Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oatly Group	$862.46 million	0.54	-$152.77 million	($4.13)	-3.55
Kerry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.92	106.08

Kerry Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oatly Group. Oatly Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kerry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Oatly Group beats Kerry Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oatly Group

Oatly Group AB, an oatmilk company, provides a range of plant-based dairy products made from oats in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. It offers Barista edition oatmilk, oatgurts, frozen desserts, ice-creams, and yogurts; cooking products, including cooking cream, in regular and organic, Crème Fraiche, whipping cream, vanilla custard, and spreads in a variety of flavors; and ready-to-go drinks. The company was formerly known as Havre Global AB and changed its name to Oatly Group AB in March 2021. Oatly Group AB was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.

About Kerry Group

Kerry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides taste and nutrition solutions. The company operates in two segments, Taste & Nutrition, and Dairy Ireland. The Taste & Nutrition segment offers taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The Dairy Ireland segment provides value-add dairy ingredients and consumer products, including functional proteins and nutritional bases. It operates in Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Kerry Group plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.