Head-To-Head Comparison: Tristar Wellness Solutions (OTCMKTS:TWSI) & Coty (NYSE:COTY)

Tristar Wellness Solutions (OTCMKTS:TWSI) and Coty (NYSE:COTY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tristar Wellness Solutions and Coty”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tristar Wellness Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coty	$6.00 billion	0.71	$89.40 million	($0.48)	-10.23

Coty has higher revenue and earnings than Tristar Wellness Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Tristar Wellness Solutions and Coty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tristar Wellness Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coty	-6.60%	5.61%	1.87%

Volatility & Risk

Tristar Wellness Solutions has a beta of 12.39, suggesting that its stock price is 1,139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coty has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Tristar Wellness Solutions and Coty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tristar Wellness Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Coty	2	8	9	0	2.37

Coty has a consensus target price of $7.7974, indicating a potential upside of 58.81%. Given Coty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coty is more favorable than Tristar Wellness Solutions.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Coty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Coty beats Tristar Wellness Solutions on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tristar Wellness Solutions

TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. develops, markets, and sells wound care products. The company also offers skincare and other products under the Beaute de Maman name for pregnant and nursing women; bleeding and wound management products for surgical, health care, consumer, and military markets; and develops and markets Delivery Devise with Invertible Diaphragm, which is a medical applicator for delivering medicants and internal devices within the body without producing injury or damage. In addition, it develops over-the-counter itch suppression products; and develops, manufactures, and markets wound care and infection control medical devices. The company was formerly known as BioPack Environmental Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. in January 2013. TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Portland, Oregon. On January 15, 2016, TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon.

About Coty

Coty Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells beauty products worldwide. It operates through Prestige and Consumer Beauty segments. The company provides fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care products. It offers Prestige segment products primarily through prestige retailers, including perfumeries, department stores, e-retailers, direct-to-consumer websites, and duty-free shops under the Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Escada, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Jil Sander, Joop!, Kylie Jenner, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Orveda, philosophy, SKKN BY KIM, and Tiffany & Co. brands. The company provides Consumer Beauty segment products primarily through hypermarkets, supermarkets, drug stores, pharmacies, mid-tier department stores, traditional food and drug retailers, and e-commerce retailers under the Adidas, Beckham, Biocolor, Bozzano, Bourjois, Bruno Banani, CoverGirl, Jovan, Max Factor, Mexx, Monange, Nautica, Paixao, Rimmel, Risque, and Sally Hansen brands. It also sells its products through third-party distributors. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Coty Inc. is a subsidiary of JAB Beauty B.V.