Comparing Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) and Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF)

Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) and Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Vital Farms and Tingyi Cayman Islands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Farms	7.84%	18.40%	13.65%
Tingyi Cayman Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Vital Farms has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tingyi Cayman Islands has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Vital Farms and Tingyi Cayman Islands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Farms	0	1	12	0	2.92
Tingyi Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vital Farms currently has a consensus target price of $49.80, suggesting a potential upside of 21.91%. Given Vital Farms’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Tingyi Cayman Islands.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vital Farms and Tingyi Cayman Islands”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vital Farms	$606.31 million	3.01	$53.39 million	$1.12	36.47
Tingyi Cayman Islands	$11.22 billion	0.68	$519.46 million	N/A	N/A

Tingyi Cayman Islands has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Farms.

Summary

Vital Farms beats Tingyi Cayman Islands on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vital Farms

Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Tingyi Cayman Islands

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp., an investment holding company, manufactures and sells instant noodles, beverages, and instant food products in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Instant Noodles, Beverages, and Others segments. It offers ready-to-drink teas, juices, bottled water, and carbonated soft drinks, as well as coffee drinks/functional drinks/probiotics. The company also provides property rental and management, logistics, management, and support services; and manufactures and sells bakery products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.