Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and Henkel AG & Co. (OTCMKTS:HENKY) Critical Comparison

Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and Henkel AG & Co. (OTCMKTS:HENKY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Grove Collaborative and Henkel AG & Co., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grove Collaborative	1	0	1	0	2.00
Henkel AG & Co.	0	3	0	1	2.50

Grove Collaborative presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.61%. Given Grove Collaborative’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Grove Collaborative is more favorable than Henkel AG & Co..

Risk & Volatility

Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henkel AG & Co. has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grove Collaborative and Henkel AG & Co.”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grove Collaborative	$166.39 million	0.31	-$11.72 million	($0.26)	-4.67
Henkel AG & Co.	$23.18 billion	1.38	$2.30 billion	N/A	N/A

Henkel AG & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Grove Collaborative.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Henkel AG & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 30.3% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Grove Collaborative and Henkel AG & Co.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grove Collaborative	-5.52%	N/A	-16.95%
Henkel AG & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Henkel AG & Co. beats Grove Collaborative on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Henkel AG & Co.

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the adhesive technologies and beauty care, and laundry and home care businesses worldwide. It operates in two segments, Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands segments. The company offers adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings for various business areas, including packaging and consumer goods; mobility and electronics; and craftsmen, construction, and professional industries. It also provides hair styling, hair coloring, and hair care products; and body products, as well as distributes its products through brick-and-mortar stores, hair salons, and digital channels. In addition, the company offers heavy-duty and specialty detergents, fabric softeners, laundry performance enhancers, and other fabric care products; hand and automatic dishwashing products; cleaners for bathroom and toilet applications; household, glass, and specialty cleaners; and insect control products. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.