Financial Review: Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) and DNA Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:AWAW)

Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) and DNA Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:AWAW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNA Precious Metals has a beta of 11.82, meaning that its share price is 1,082% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and DNA Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monro Muffler Brake	-1.59%	2.49%	0.95%
DNA Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and DNA Precious Metals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monro Muffler Brake	$1.20 billion	0.42	-$5.18 million	($0.67)	-24.75
DNA Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

DNA Precious Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Monro Muffler Brake.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Monro Muffler Brake and DNA Precious Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monro Muffler Brake	0	1	2	0	2.67
DNA Precious Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Monro Muffler Brake currently has a consensus target price of $17.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.54%. Given Monro Muffler Brake’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Monro Muffler Brake is more favorable than DNA Precious Metals.

Summary

Monro Muffler Brake beats DNA Precious Metals on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Monro Muffler Brake

Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

About DNA Precious Metals

White Fox Ventures, Inc. focuses on the establishment of business academies in Japan. It plans, manages, and promotes seminars and classes. The company is based in New York, New York.