Head to Head Survey: Kingfisher (OTCMKTS:KGFHY) and Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and Kingfisher (OTCMKTS:KGFHY) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bath & Body Works and Kingfisher”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bath & Body Works	$7.31 billion	0.87	$798.00 million	$3.75	8.01
Kingfisher	$16.34 billion	0.38	$235.86 million	N/A	N/A

Bath & Body Works has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kingfisher.

Profitability

This table compares Bath & Body Works and Kingfisher’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	11.10%	-47.44%	15.18%
Kingfisher	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Kingfisher shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Bath & Body Works pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kingfisher pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Bath & Body Works pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Bath & Body Works and Kingfisher, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bath & Body Works	0	4	14	0	2.78
Kingfisher	2	2	1	0	1.80

Bath & Body Works currently has a consensus price target of $42.19, indicating a potential upside of 40.39%. Given Bath & Body Works’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than Kingfisher.

Volatility & Risk

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingfisher has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bath & Body Works beats Kingfisher on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a specialty retailers and home to America’s Favorite Fragrances, offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

About Kingfisher

Kingfisher plc, together with its subsidiaries, supplies home improvement products and services primarily in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and internationally. It also operates retail stores under the B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint, and Koçtas brands. The company sells its products through stores and e-commerce channels. Kingfisher plc was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.