CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CPPCY) and Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) Critical Contrast

Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CPPCY) 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.

Dividends

Casey’s General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. CP ALL Public pays an annual dividend of $7.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 54.0%. Casey’s General Stores pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CP ALL Public pays out 66.8% 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. Casey’s General Stores has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.6% of Casey’s General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Casey’s General Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Casey’s General Stores and CP ALL Public, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casey’s General Stores	0	6	14	0	2.70
CP ALL Public	0	0	0	0	0.00

Casey’s General Stores currently has a consensus target price of $944.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.43%. Given Casey’s General Stores’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Casey’s General Stores is more favorable than CP ALL Public.

Profitability

This table compares Casey’s General Stores and CP ALL Public’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casey’s General Stores	4.07%	18.73%	8.29%
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Casey’s General Stores and CP ALL Public”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casey’s General Stores	$17.56 billion	1.80	$714.45 million	$19.16	44.62
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.86	1.24

Casey’s General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than CP ALL Public. CP ALL Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey’s General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Casey’s General Stores beats CP ALL Public on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Casey’s General Stores

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. engages in the provision of management and operation of convenience stores and gasoline stations. It provides self-service gasoline, a wide selection of grocery items, and an array of freshly prepared food items. The firm offers food, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty aids, automotive products, and other non-food items. The company was founded by Donald F. Lamberti in 1968 and is headquartered in Ankeny, IA.

About CP ALL Public

CP ALL Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises convenience stores under the 7-Eleven name to other retailers primarily in Thailand. It operates through four segments: Convenience stores, Wholesale, Retail and Mall, and Other. The company also operates frozen food plants and bakeries; distributes various commercial cards and tickets, catalog merchandises, and food and non-food products; and retails health and beauty products. In addition, it offers bill payment, software development, information system design and development, logistics, digital healthcare, medical consultancy, delivery rental, storage, marketing and consulting, research and development, and microbiologic and scientific laboratory services. Further, the company engages in the e-commerce, insurance broker, and telecommunication businesses. Additionally, it operates training centers and educational institutions; produces ready meals; and trades and retails equipment, as well as offers maintenance of convenience stores equipment. The company was formerly known as C.P. Seven Eleven Public Company Limited. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Nonthaburi, Thailand.