Ontex Group (OTCMKTS:ONXXF) and Energizer (NYSE:ENR) Financial Analysis

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) and Ontex Group (OTCMKTS:ONXXF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energizer and Ontex Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energizer	$2.95 billion	0.49	$239.00 million	$2.73	7.68
Ontex Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than Ontex Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Energizer and Ontex Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energizer	0	7	1	0	2.12
Ontex Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Energizer currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.44%. Given Energizer’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energizer is more favorable than Ontex Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.7% of Energizer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Energizer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Energizer and Ontex Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energizer	6.55%	144.22%	5.37%
Ontex Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Energizer beats Ontex Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. The company licenses the Energizer, Rayovac, and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in solar, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices, generators, power tools, household light bulbs, and other lighting products. In addition, it designs and markets automotive fragrance and appearance products, including protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners, and washes to clean, shine, refresh, and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand names of Armor All, Nu Finish, Refresh Your Car!, LEXOL, Eagle One, California Scents, Driven, Bahama & Co, Carnu, Grand Prix, Kit, and Tempo; STP branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids, and other performance chemical products; and do-it-yourself automotive air conditioning recharge products under the A/C PRO brand name, as well as other refrigerant and recharge kits, sealants, and accessories. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers; and various retail and business-to-business channels, including mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, e-commerce, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, office, industrial, medical, and catalog. Energizer Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

About Ontex Group

Ontex Group NV develops, produces, and supplies personal hygiene products and solutions for baby, feminine, and adult care in Belgium, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, France, and internationally. It offers baby care products, such as baby diapers and pants, and wet wipes under the Cremer, Canbebe, Helen Harper, Little Big Change, Moltex, Pom Pom, Sapeka, and Mônica brands; and feminine care products, including sanitary towels, panty liners, and tampons under the NAT, Sincere, and Silhouette brand names. The company also provides adult care products comprising adult pants and diapers, incontinence towels, and bed protection products under the A Lovely Day, Adultmax Maturidade, Bigfral, iD, Canped, Lille Healthcare, Kylie, Serenity, Orizon, and Moviment brands. It sells its products to consumers, retailers, and institutional and private healthcare providers, as well as offers products under retailer brands. Ontex Group NV was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Aalst, Belgium. Ontex Group NV operates as a subsidiary of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA.