Reviewing Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) and Greenlane (NASDAQ:GNLN)

Greenlane (NASDAQ:GNLN) and Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Greenlane has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greenlane and Tate & Lyle”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenlane	$13.27 million	0.36	-$17.64 million	($255.77)	-0.01
Tate & Lyle	$2.21 billion	0.99	$182.45 million	N/A	N/A

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Greenlane.

Profitability

This table compares Greenlane and Tate & Lyle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenlane	-532.82%	-164.19%	-85.38%
Tate & Lyle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Greenlane and Tate & Lyle, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenlane	1	0	0	0	1.00
Tate & Lyle	1	4	0	1	2.17

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.0% of Greenlane shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Greenlane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tate & Lyle beats Greenlane on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenlane

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. develops and distributes cannabis accessories, vape solutions, and lifestyle products in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates in two segments, Consumer Goods and Industrial Goods. The company provides consumption accessories, vaporizers, pipes, rolling papers, grinders, and apparel lines, as well as bubblers, rigs, other smoking and vaporization related accessories, and merchandise. It offers its products under the Groove, Eyce, DaVinci, Higher Standards, Pollen Gear, Marley Natural, and Keith Haring brands. The company also operates e-commerce websites, such as Vapor.com, Vaposhop.com, DaVinciVaporizer.com, PuffItUp.com, HigherStandards.com, EyceMolds.com, and MarleyNaturalShop.com. It serves customers through smoke shops, cannabis dispensaries, and specialty retailers. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food & Beverage Solutions, Sucralose, and Primary Products. The company offers dairy products, soups, sauces, and dressings; bakery products and snacks; texturants; nutritive sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and dextrose; fibres; and stabilizers and functional systems. It also provides industrial starches; acidulants, such as citric acid; and commodities comprising corn gluten feed, meal, and corn oil. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.