Analyzing Woolworths Group (OTCMKTS:WOLWF) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS)

Woolworths Group (OTCMKTS:WOLWF) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Woolworths Group and Maison Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woolworths Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Woolworths Group presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.47%. Given Woolworths Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Woolworths Group is more favorable than Maison Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Woolworths Group and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woolworths Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maison Solutions	-3.16%	-24.68%	-3.96%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Woolworths Group and Maison Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woolworths Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.96	10.33
Maison Solutions	$111.74 million	0.17	-$3.34 million	($0.07)	-13.60

Woolworths Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maison Solutions. Maison Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woolworths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.5% of Woolworths Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Woolworths Group beats Maison Solutions on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Woolworths Group

Woolworths Group Limited operates retail stores in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Australian Food, Australian B2B, New Zealand Food, BIG W, and Other segments. The Australian Food segment procures and resells food and related products, and provides services to customers in Australia. The Australian B2B segment engages in procurement and distribution of food and related products for resale to other businesses, as well as provision of supply chain services to business customers in Australia. The New Zealand Food segment is involved in the procurement and resale of food and drinks, and provides services to retail customers in New Zealand. BIG W segment procures and resells discount general merchandise products to customers in Australia. The Other segment operates Quantium and MyDeal retail stores The company was formerly known as Woolworths Limited and changed its name to Woolworths Group Limited in December 2017. Woolworths Group Limited was incorporated in 1924 and is based in Bella Vista, Australia.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.