Head-To-Head Comparison: Energizer (NYSE:ENR) and ThredUp (NASDAQ:TDUP)

Energizer (NYSE:ENR) and ThredUp (NASDAQ:TDUP) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Energizer and ThredUp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energizer	1	7	1	0	2.00
ThredUp	1	1	2	2	2.83

Energizer presently has a consensus target price of $26.29, suggesting a potential upside of 24.67%. ThredUp has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 137.64%. Given ThredUp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ThredUp is more favorable than Energizer.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energizer and ThredUp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energizer	$2.95 billion	0.49	$239.00 million	$3.32	6.35
ThredUp	$260.03 million	2.53	-$76.99 million	($0.30)	-17.53

Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than ThredUp. ThredUp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energizer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.7% of Energizer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of ThredUp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Energizer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of ThredUp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Energizer has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ThredUp has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Energizer and ThredUp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energizer	8.09%	161.50%	5.79%
ThredUp	-12.18%	-39.20%	-13.16%

Summary

Energizer beats ThredUp on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. The company licenses the Energizer, Rayovac, and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in solar, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices, generators, power tools, household light bulbs, and other lighting products. In addition, it designs and markets automotive fragrance and appearance products, including protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners, and washes to clean, shine, refresh, and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand names of Armor All, Nu Finish, Refresh Your Car!, LEXOL, Eagle One, California Scents, Driven, Bahama & Co, Carnu, Grand Prix, Kit, and Tempo; STP branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids, and other performance chemical products; and do-it-yourself automotive air conditioning recharge products under the A/C PRO brand name, as well as other refrigerant and recharge kits, sealants, and accessories. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers; and various retail and business-to-business channels, including mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, e-commerce, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, office, industrial, medical, and catalog. Energizer Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

About ThredUp

ThredUp Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online resale platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform enables consumers to buy and sell primarily secondhand apparel, shoes, and accessories. ThredUp Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.