Clicks Group (OTCMKTS:CLCGY – Get Free Report) and Kroger (NYSE:KR – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Clicks Group and Kroger’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Clicks Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kroger | 0.71% | 44.33% | 6.20% |
Dividends
Clicks Group pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Kroger pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kroger has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Kroger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Clicks Group and Kroger”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Clicks Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kroger | $147.64 billion | 0.24 | $1.02 billion | $1.70 | 34.01 |
Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Clicks Group.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Clicks Group and Kroger, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Clicks Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Kroger | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2.53 |
Kroger has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Kroger’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kroger is more favorable than Clicks Group.
Summary
Kroger beats Clicks Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Clicks Group
Clicks Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health, wellness, and beauty retailer in South Africa and internationally. It operates through two segments: Retail and Distribution. The company retails pharmacy, health, and beauty through stores, and in-store pharmacies for the middle to upper income markets under the Clicks brand name. It also offers various range of mother and baby products including baby hardware, accessories, health, foods, diapers and wipes, and baby toiletries under the Clicks Baby brand; beauty therapy, grooming, and ethnic hair care under the Sorbet brand name; diabetic clinic, travel clinic, and wounds management practice under the M-KEM brand; and naturally-inspired beauty products under The Body Shop brand name. In addition, the company involved in the wholesale and supply of pharmaceutical products to retail pharmacies, private hospitals, dispensing doctors, and retail health stores under the UPD brand. The company was formerly known as New Clicks Holdings Limited and changed its name to Clicks Group Limited in June 2009. Clicks Group Limited was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.
About Kroger
The Kroger Co. operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States. The company operates combination food and drug stores, multi-department stores, marketplace stores, and price impact warehouses. Its combination food and drug stores offer natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, general merchandise, pet centers, fresh seafood, and organic produce; and multi-department stores provide apparel, home fashion and furnishings, outdoor living, electronics, automotive products, and toys. The company’s marketplace stores offer full-service grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty care, and perishable goods, as well as general merchandise, including apparel, home goods, and toys; and price impact warehouse stores provide grocery, and health and beauty care items, as well as meat, dairy, baked goods, and fresh produce items. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in its supermarkets and online; and sells fuel through fuel centers. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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