The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) and DS Healthcare Group (OTCMKTS:DSKX) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
55.0% of The Estée Lauder Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of The Estée Lauder Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of DS Healthcare Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for The Estée Lauder Companies and DS Healthcare Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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The Estée Lauder Companies | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2.79 |
DS Healthcare Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
The Estée Lauder Companies presently has a consensus target price of $281.0952, suggesting a potential downside of 6.96%. Given The Estée Lauder Companies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe The Estée Lauder Companies is more favorable than DS Healthcare Group.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares The Estée Lauder Companies and DS Healthcare Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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The Estée Lauder Companies | $14.29 billion | 7.67 | $684 million | $4.12 | 73.33 |
DS Healthcare Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The Estée Lauder Companies has higher revenue and earnings than DS Healthcare Group.
Profitability
This table compares The Estée Lauder Companies and DS Healthcare Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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The Estée Lauder Companies | 4.38% | 32.72% | 7.91% |
DS Healthcare Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
The Estée Lauder Companies beats DS Healthcare Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.