Critical Comparison: Old COPPER (OTCMKTS:CPPRQ) versus Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS)

Old COPPER (OTCMKTS:CPPRQ) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Old COPPER and Maison Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old COPPER	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maison Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00

Maison Solutions has a consensus target price of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 473.09%. Given Maison Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than Old COPPER.

Profitability

This table compares Old COPPER and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old COPPER	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maison Solutions	-0.88%	-2.83%	-0.40%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Old COPPER and Maison Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Old COPPER	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maison Solutions	$124.22 million	0.12	$1.17 million	($0.04)	-18.54

Maison Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Old COPPER.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Old COPPER shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 80.5% of Maison Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Maison Solutions beats Old COPPER on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Old COPPER

Old COPPER Co., Inc. is a holding company, which through its subsidiary, J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., engages in the selling merchandise and services to consumers through its department stores and website. It offers appliances, handbags, shoes, jewelry, shoes and clothes. Old COPPER Co., Inc. is headquartered in Plano, TX.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.