Analyzing Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and TAAT Global Alternatives (OTCMKTS:TOBAF)

TAAT Global Alternatives (OTCMKTS:TOBAF) and Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares TAAT Global Alternatives and Grove Collaborative’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TAAT Global Alternatives	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grove Collaborative	-6.74%	N/A	-20.79%

Risk and Volatility

TAAT Global Alternatives has a beta of -4.15, suggesting that its stock price is 515% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for TAAT Global Alternatives and Grove Collaborative, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TAAT Global Alternatives	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grove Collaborative	1	1	1	0	2.00

Grove Collaborative has a consensus price target of $1.60, suggesting a potential upside of 20.30%. Given Grove Collaborative’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grove Collaborative is more favorable than TAAT Global Alternatives.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of TAAT Global Alternatives shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TAAT Global Alternatives and Grove Collaborative”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TAAT Global Alternatives	$70.15 million	0.00	-$8.24 million	($0.27)	-0.02
Grove Collaborative	$173.72 million	0.32	-$11.72 million	($0.33)	-4.03

TAAT Global Alternatives has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grove Collaborative. Grove Collaborative is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAAT Global Alternatives, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Grove Collaborative beats TAAT Global Alternatives on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TAAT Global Alternatives

TAAT Global Alternatives Inc., a life sciences company, develops, manufactures, and distributes tobacco and non-tobacco products in Canada and the United States. It offers non-tobacco based smokable products and flavorings; and nicotine-free and tobacco-free alternatives to traditional cigarettes under the TAAT brand. The company was formerly known as TAAT Lifestyle & Wellness Ltd. and changed its name to TAAT Global Alternatives Inc. in April 2021. TAAT Global Alternatives Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.