Contrasting Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) and US Foods (NYSE:USFD)

US Foods (NYSE:USFD) and Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of US Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares US Foods and Greencore Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
US Foods	1.43%	16.86%	5.70%
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares US Foods and Greencore Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
US Foods	$38.65 billion	0.43	$494.00 million	$2.34	31.27
Greencore Group	$2.29 billion	0.64	$58.72 million	N/A	N/A

US Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for US Foods and Greencore Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
US Foods	0	1	11	2	3.07
Greencore Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

US Foods presently has a consensus target price of $82.42, suggesting a potential upside of 12.65%. Given US Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe US Foods is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Volatility and Risk

US Foods has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greencore Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

US Foods beats Greencore Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About US Foods

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.