SIKA (OTCMKTS:SXYAY – Get Free Report) and Givaudan (OTCMKTS:GVDNY – Get Free Report) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Dividends
SIKA pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Givaudan pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SIKA and Givaudan”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SIKA | $13.52 billion | 2.37 | $1.26 billion | N/A | N/A |
| Givaudan | $9.02 billion | 4.05 | $1.29 billion | N/A | N/A |
Givaudan has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SIKA.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for SIKA and Givaudan, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SIKA | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.63 |
| Givaudan | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.0% of Givaudan shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares SIKA and Givaudan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SIKA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Givaudan | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Volatility & Risk
SIKA has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Givaudan has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Givaudan beats SIKA on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SIKA
Sika AG, a specialty chemicals company, develops, produces, and sells systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry worldwide. The company offers tile adhesives and grouts, systems for under-tile waterproofing, sound reduction, renders, decorative finishes for exterior and interior walls, as well as exterior insulation finishing system; develops admixtures and additives for concrete, cement, and mortar production; and flat roofing systems. It also provides a range of technologies used for below and above-ground waterproofing, including flexible membrane systems, liquid-applied membranes, joint waterproofing systems, and waterproofing mortars and injection resins for commercial and residential basements, tunnels, bridges, and various types of water-retaining structures, such as reservoirs, storage basins, and storage tanks. In addition, the company offers flooring solutions, such as synthetic resin and cementitious systems for industrial and commercial buildings; and sealants, adhesives, tapes, and spray foams for the building facades, interior finishing, and infrastructure projects. Further, it provides repairing, reinforcing, and protective solutions for concrete structures, such as repair mortars, shrinking grouts, anchoring adhesives, protective coatings, corrosion control, and structural strengthening systems. The company serves automobile and commercial vehicle assembly, automotive aftermarket, marine vessel, industrial lamination, renewable energy, home appliance, and facade engineering industries. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.
About Givaudan
Givaudan SA manufactures, supplies, and sells fragrance, beauty, taste, and wellbeing products to the consumer goods industry. The company operates through divisions, Fragrance & Beauty, and Taste & Wellbeing. The Fragrance & Beauty division offers fine fragrances; consumer products, such as personal, home, fabric, and oral care; fragrance ingredients; and active beauty products. The Taste & Wellbeing division provides beverages, such as fizzy drinks, bottled waters, ready-to-drink juices, alcoholic beverages, and others; dairy and cheese products, including dairy drinks, yoghurt, ice cream, chilled desserts, cream cheese, and spreads; snacks; givaudan flavour ingredients; savory, and supplements and nutraceutical products; and biscuits, crackers, and cereals, as well as confectionery products, such as chewing gums, chocolates, and sweets. It operates in Switzerland, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. Givaudan SA was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Vernier, Switzerland.
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