Woolworths Group (OTCMKTS:WOLWF – Get Free Report) and Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
14.5% of Woolworths Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey’s General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Casey’s General Stores shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Woolworths Group and Casey’s General Stores’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Woolworths Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Casey’s General Stores | 4.07% | 18.73% | 8.29% |
Dividends
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Woolworths Group and Casey’s General Stores, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Woolworths Group | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Casey’s General Stores | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2.70 |
Woolworths Group presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.68%. Casey’s General Stores has a consensus target price of $944.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Woolworths Group’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Woolworths Group is more favorable than Casey’s General Stores.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Woolworths Group and Casey’s General Stores”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Woolworths Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.96 | 15.42 |
| Casey’s General Stores | $17.56 billion | 1.74 | $714.45 million | $19.16 | 43.05 |
Casey’s General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Woolworths Group. Woolworths Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey’s General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Casey’s General Stores beats Woolworths Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group Limited operates retail stores in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Australian Food, Australian B2B, New Zealand Food, BIG W, and Other segments. The Australian Food segment procures and resells food and related products, and provides services to customers in Australia. The Australian B2B segment engages in procurement and distribution of food and related products for resale to other businesses, as well as provision of supply chain services to business customers in Australia. The New Zealand Food segment is involved in the procurement and resale of food and drinks, and provides services to retail customers in New Zealand. BIG W segment procures and resells discount general merchandise products to customers in Australia. The Other segment operates Quantium and MyDeal retail stores The company was formerly known as Woolworths Limited and changed its name to Woolworths Group Limited in December 2017. Woolworths Group Limited was incorporated in 1924 and is based in Bella Vista, Australia.
About Casey’s General Stores
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. engages in the provision of management and operation of convenience stores and gasoline stations. It provides self-service gasoline, a wide selection of grocery items, and an array of freshly prepared food items. The firm offers food, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty aids, automotive products, and other non-food items. The company was founded by Donald F. Lamberti in 1968 and is headquartered in Ankeny, IA.
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