Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) & Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) Head-To-Head Survey

Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Reynolds Consumer Products and Maison Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reynolds Consumer Products	$3.70 billion	1.35	$352.00 million	$1.46	16.25
Maison Solutions	$124.22 million	0.05	$1.17 million	($0.26)	-1.24

Reynolds Consumer Products has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions. Maison Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reynolds Consumer Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Reynolds Consumer Products has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maison Solutions has a beta of 5.38, meaning that its stock price is 438% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.8% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Reynolds Consumer Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.7% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Reynolds Consumer Products and Maison Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reynolds Consumer Products	0	8	2	0	2.20
Maison Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00

Reynolds Consumer Products presently has a consensus price target of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.77%. Maison Solutions has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,297.52%. Given Maison Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than Reynolds Consumer Products.

Profitability

This table compares Reynolds Consumer Products and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reynolds Consumer Products	8.20%	15.88%	7.01%
Maison Solutions	-4.89%	-46.54%	-6.80%

Summary

Reynolds Consumer Products beats Maison Solutions on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Reynolds Consumer Products

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. produces and sells products in cooking, waste and storage, and tableware product categories in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Reynolds Cooking & Baking, Hefty Waste & Storage, Hefty Tableware, and Presto Products. The Reynolds Cooking & Baking segment produces aluminum foil, disposable aluminum pans, parchment paper, freezer paper, wax paper, butcher paper, plastic wrap, baking cups, oven bags, and slow cooker liners under the Reynolds Wrap, Reynolds KITCHENS, and EZ Foil brands in the United States, as well as under the ALCAN brand in Canada and under the Diamond brand internationally. The Hefty Waste & Storage segment offers trash bags under the Hefty Ultra Strong and Hefty Strong brands; and food storage bags under the Hefty and Baggies brands. This segment also provides a suite of products, including compostable bags, bags made from recycled materials, and the orange bags. The Hefty Tableware segment offers disposable and compostable plates, bowls, platters, cups, and cutlery under the Hefty brand. The Presto Products segment primarily sells store brand products in food storage bags, trash bags, reusable storage containers, and plastic wrap categories. It offers both branded and store brand products to grocery stores, mass merchants, warehouse clubs, discount chains, dollar stores, drug stores, home improvement stores, military outlets, and eCommerce retailers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. is a subsidiary of Packaging Finance Limited.

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.