Head to Head Analysis: Marine Harvest ASA (OTCMKTS:MHGVY) and Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA)

Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA) and Marine Harvest ASA (OTCMKTS:MHGVY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.3% of Nocera shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Nocera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Nocera has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marine Harvest ASA has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Nocera and Marine Harvest ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nocera	-12.70%	-47.60%	-35.67%
Marine Harvest ASA	5.77%	14.65%	6.94%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nocera and Marine Harvest ASA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nocera	$17.01 million	0.88	-$2.35 million	($0.16)	-6.50
Marine Harvest ASA	$6.06 billion	1.64	$506.96 million	$0.68	28.31

Marine Harvest ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Nocera. Nocera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marine Harvest ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Nocera and Marine Harvest ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nocera	0	0	0	0	0.00
Marine Harvest ASA	0	3	0	1	2.50

Summary

Marine Harvest ASA beats Nocera on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nocera

Nocera, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and produces recirculating aquaculture systems for fish farms in Taiwan. The company also offers consulting, technology transfer, and aquaculture project management services to new and existing aquaculture management business services. In addition, the company sells signature seafood porridge bowl through its flagship bento box store. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

About Marine Harvest ASA

Mowi ASA, a seafood company, farms, produces, and supplies Atlantic salmon products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Feed, Farming, and Sales and Marketing. The company is involved in the salmon feed production, salmon farming and primary processing, and seafood secondary processing activities. It offers whole fish, plain and marinated fillets and steaks, hot- and cold-smoked salmon, burgers and tartars, patties, gravad, sushi, and breaded products under the Ducktrap, MOWI, and Supreme Salmon brands. The company was formerly known as Marine Harvest ASA and changed its name to Mowi ASA in December 2018. Mowi ASA was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.