Head to Head Comparison: CECONOMY (OTCMKTS:MTTRY) and Pigeon (OTCMKTS:PGENY)

CECONOMY (OTCMKTS:MTTRY) and Pigeon (OTCMKTS:PGENY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

CECONOMY has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pigeon has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CECONOMY and Pigeon”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CECONOMY	$24.34 billion	N/A	$82.44 million	$0.07	14.31
Pigeon	$688.99 million	1.83	$55.26 million	$0.13	20.23

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

Profitability

This table compares CECONOMY and Pigeon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CECONOMY	0.71%	38.36%	2.07%
Pigeon	8.82%	11.95%	9.29%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CECONOMY and Pigeon, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CECONOMY	0	0	0	1	4.00
Pigeon	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

CECONOMY beats Pigeon on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CECONOMY

Ceconomy AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the consumer electronics retail business. It operates stores under the MediaMarkt and Saturn brands. The company offers professional assistance for the installation, connection, and troubleshooting of electronic devices at home under the Deutsche Technikberatung brand. It operates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary, as well as in Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe. Ceconomy AG is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.

About Pigeon

Pigeon Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, import, and export of baby and child-care products, maternity items, women’s care products, home healthcare products, and nursing care products in Japan and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Japan Business, China Business, Singapore Business, and Lansinoh Business. The company is involved in the provision of baby and mother care products, such as nursing bottles and nipples, toiletries, breast pads, breast pumps, nipple care products, breast milk storage bags, and breastfeeding-related products under Pigeon and Lansinoh brands. It also offers non-woven products, baby strollers, aging-prevention products, wet wipes, skincare products, cleaning and disinfecting products, and elder care products and services. In addition, the company provides child-minding and daycare services, in-home nursing care support services, outpatient care facility services, operation of in-company childcare facilities, daycare services, event childcare services, babysitter dispatch services, preschool education services, and at-home elder care services. The company was formerly known as Pigeon Honyuki Honpo Corporation and changed its name to Pigeon Corporation in 1966. Pigeon Corporation was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.