Contrasting Coles Group (OTCMKTS:CLEGF) and Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) and Coles Group (OTCMKTS:CLEGF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Village Super Market and Coles Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Village Super Market	2.27%	10.80%	5.40%
Coles Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Village Super Market and Coles Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Village Super Market	0	0	1	0	3.00
Coles Group	0	2	0	0	2.00

Coles Group has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.42%. Given Coles Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coles Group is more favorable than Village Super Market.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Village Super Market and Coles Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Village Super Market	$2.32 billion	0.27	$56.38 million	$3.68	11.68
Coles Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Village Super Market has higher revenue and earnings than Coles Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.0% of Village Super Market shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of Village Super Market 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.

Summary

Village Super Market beats Coles Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Village Super Market

Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. The company offers grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, seafood, prepared foods, and bakery and frozen foods. It also provides non-food products, including health and beauty care, general merchandise, liquor, and pharmacy products through retail and online stores. Village Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.

About Coles Group

Coles Group Limited operates as a retailer in Australia. It operates through Supermarkets and Liquor segments. The company operates various supermarkets; and coles.com.au, which offers a choice of home delivery, including same-day, overnight drop and go services, and pick up from click and collect locations. Its Coles Financial Services provides insurance, credit cards, and personal loans to Australian families. The company is also involved in the retailing of liquor through its various stores under the Liquorland, First Choice, First Choice Liquor, and Vintage Cellars brand names. In addition, it operates as flybuys loyalty program. The company was formerly known as Coles Myer Ltd. and changed its name to Coles Group Limited. Coles Group Limited was founded in 1914 and is based in Hawthorn East, Australia.