Contrasting Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) & Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR)

Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) and Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Synergy CHC has a beta of -0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unicharm has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Synergy CHC and Unicharm”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synergy CHC	$27.70 million	0.05	-$12.34 million	($1.40)	-0.06
Unicharm	$6.32 billion	1.62	$436.93 million	$0.13	22.69

Unicharm has higher revenue and earnings than Synergy CHC. Synergy CHC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unicharm, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Synergy CHC and Unicharm’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synergy CHC	-60.02%	N/A	-30.30%
Unicharm	6.65%	7.19%	5.28%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Synergy CHC and Unicharm, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synergy CHC	1	1	2	0	2.25
Unicharm	0	2	0	0	2.00

Synergy CHC presently has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 6,806.08%. Given Synergy CHC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Synergy CHC is more favorable than Unicharm.

Summary

Unicharm beats Synergy CHC on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Synergy CHC

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand. It also provides masks under the Unicharm brand; home care products, including cleaning sheets under the Wave brand name; cosmetic cotton and wet wipes under the Silcot brand; and paper towels under the Cook Up brand name. In addition, the company offers pet care products that include pet foods, excrement cleanup sheets, system toilets, and disposable diapers under the Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Silver Plate, Aiken Genki, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deo Clean, and Neko Genki brands; and deodorizing beads. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of industrial materials related products, etc., as well as food-packaging materials. Unicharm Corporation was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.