Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ – Get Free Report) and GLG Life Tech (OTCMKTS:GLGLF – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Mondelez International and GLG Life Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mondelez International | 9.84% | 15.35% | 5.85% |
| GLG Life Tech | 788.59% | N/A | -57.10% |
Risk & Volatility
Mondelez International has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GLG Life Tech has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mondelez International | $36.44 billion | 2.25 | $4.61 billion | $2.73 | 23.17 |
| GLG Life Tech | $10.62 million | 0.00 | $48.29 million | $1.97 | N/A |
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than GLG Life Tech. GLG Life Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mondelez International and GLG Life Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mondelez International | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2.65 |
| GLG Life Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Mondelez International presently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.83%. Given Mondelez International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than GLG Life Tech.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Mondelez International beats GLG Life Tech on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mondelez International
Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centers, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company also sells products directly to businesses and consumers through e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, as well as through its direct-to-consumer websites and social media platforms. Mondelez International, Inc. was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About GLG Life Tech
GLG Life Tech Corporation researches for, develops, grows, refines, and produces natural sweeteners extracted from the stevia plant and monk fruit in Canada and internationally. It also offers P-Pro Plus, a pea protein product; REB M GOLD, a bioconverted Rebaudioside M and Rebaudioside D. sweetener; and natural ingredients. It serves in the food and beverage industry. The company was formerly known as GLG Life Tech Limited and changed its name to GLG Life Tech Corporation in March 2007. GLG Life Tech Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.
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