Head-To-Head Comparison: Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) vs. Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW)

Tingyi Cayman Islands (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tingyi Cayman Islands and Lamb Weston”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tingyi Cayman Islands	$11.00 billion	0.67	$626.12 million	N/A	N/A
Lamb Weston	$6.45 billion	0.91	$357.20 million	$2.78	15.17

Tingyi Cayman Islands has higher revenue and earnings than Lamb Weston.

Profitability

This table compares Tingyi Cayman Islands and Lamb Weston’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tingyi Cayman Islands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lamb Weston	6.06%	27.71%	6.52%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Tingyi Cayman Islands and Lamb Weston, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tingyi Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lamb Weston	0	10	3	0	2.23

Lamb Weston has a consensus target price of $51.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.11%. Given Lamb Weston’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than Tingyi Cayman Islands.

Risk and Volatility

Tingyi Cayman Islands has a beta of -0.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lamb Weston beats Tingyi Cayman Islands on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tingyi Cayman Islands

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp., an investment holding company, manufactures and sells instant noodles, beverages, and instant food products in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Instant Noodles, Beverages, and Others segments. It offers ready-to-drink teas, juices, bottled water, and carbonated soft drinks, as well as coffee drinks/functional drinks/probiotics. The company also provides property rental and management, logistics, management, and support services; and manufactures and sells bakery products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels. The company also provides its products under its owned or licensed brands, such as Grown in Idaho and Alexia, and other licensed brands, as well as under retailers' own brands. In addition, it engages in the vegetable and dairy businesses. The company sells its products through a network of internal sales personnel and independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain restaurants, wholesale, grocery, mass merchants, club and specialty retailers, businesses, educational institutions, independent restaurants, regional chain restaurants, and convenience stores. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.