CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG – Get Free Report) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
23.4% of CIMG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of CIMG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares CIMG and Lamb Weston”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CIMG | $10.30 million | 0.21 | -$4.88 million | ($4.00) | -0.06 |
| Lamb Weston | $6.45 billion | 1.00 | $357.20 million | $2.14 | 21.84 |
Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than CIMG. CIMG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamb Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CIMG and Lamb Weston, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CIMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Lamb Weston | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 |
Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $48.91, suggesting a potential upside of 4.64%. Given Lamb Weston’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than CIMG.
Risk & Volatility
CIMG has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares CIMG and Lamb Weston’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CIMG | N/A | -23.59% | -15.90% |
| Lamb Weston | 4.61% | 23.77% | 5.76% |
Summary
Lamb Weston beats CIMG on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CIMG
CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.
About Lamb Weston
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels. The company also provides its products under its owned or licensed brands, such as Grown in Idaho and Alexia, and other licensed brands, as well as under retailers' own brands. In addition, it engages in the vegetable and dairy businesses. The company sells its products through a network of internal sales personnel and independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain restaurants, wholesale, grocery, mass merchants, club and specialty retailers, businesses, educational institutions, independent restaurants, regional chain restaurants, and convenience stores. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.
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