Head-To-Head Analysis: Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) versus CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG)

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

Volatility & Risk

Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIMG has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

23.4% of CIMG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CIMG 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIMG	N/A	-28.23%	-18.50%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Tate & Lyle and CIMG, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tate & Lyle	1	3	0	1	2.20
CIMG	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tate & Lyle and CIMG”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tate & Lyle	$2.21 billion	1.12	$182.45 million	N/A	N/A
CIMG	$10.30 million	0.48	-$4.88 million	($4.00)	-0.13

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than CIMG.

Summary

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

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.

About CIMG

CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.