Critical Review: Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) vs. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:UELKY)

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:UELKY) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Mondelez International and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondelez International	12.97%	15.68%	6.09%
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Mondelez International and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondelez International	0	3	13	0	2.81
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Mondelez International currently has a consensus target price of $78.53, suggesting a potential upside of 14.10%. Given Mondelez International’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S..

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mondelez International and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International	$35.40 billion	2.64	$2.72 billion	$3.35	20.54
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.47	4.61

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.2% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mondelez International beats Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. Mondelez International, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.

Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of biscuits, chocolates, chocolate coated biscuits, cakes, wafers, and crackers in Turkey and internationally. The company also produces chocolate dough, cocoa powder, chocolate flakes, couverture chocolate, flour, hazelnut, and pureed hazelnut. In addition, it is involved in the trading and investment activities. It also exports its products to the Middle East, Russia, Central Asian republics, Europe, Africa, and the United States. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.operates as a subsidiary of pladis Foods Limited.