Edgewell Personal Care (NYSE:EPC – Get Free Report) and Mannatech (NASDAQ:MTEX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Edgewell Personal Care and Mannatech”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Edgewell Personal Care | $2.24 billion | 0.58 | $25.40 million | ($2.00) | -14.02 |
| Mannatech | $107.36 million | 0.15 | -$15.21 million | ($3.91) | -2.16 |
Edgewell Personal Care has higher revenue and earnings than Mannatech. Edgewell Personal Care is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mannatech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Edgewell Personal Care has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mannatech has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Edgewell Personal Care pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mannatech pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Edgewell Personal Care pays out -30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mannatech pays out -5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.9% of Edgewell Personal Care shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Mannatech shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Edgewell Personal Care shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.5% of Mannatech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Edgewell Personal Care and Mannatech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Edgewell Personal Care | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Mannatech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Edgewell Personal Care currently has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.33%. Given Edgewell Personal Care’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Edgewell Personal Care is more favorable than Mannatech.
Profitability
This table compares Edgewell Personal Care and Mannatech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Edgewell Personal Care | -4.55% | 5.76% | 2.35% |
| Mannatech | -6.90% | -2,383.34% | -24.43% |
Summary
Edgewell Personal Care beats Mannatech on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Edgewell Personal Care
Edgewell Personal Care Company is a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products in the wet shave, sun and skin care, feminine care and infant care categories. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a portfolio of over 25 brands. It manages its business in four segments: Wet Shave, Sun and Skin Care, Feminine Care and All Other. Its Wet shave products are sold under the Schick, Wilkinson Sword, Edge, Skintimate, Shave Guard and Personna brand names. Its Sun and Skin Care products are sold under the Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones and Playtex brand names and offers Wet Ones, portable hand wipes category, and Playtex household gloves, the branded household glove in the United States. Its Feminine Care segment markets its products under the Playtex, Stayfree, Carefree and o.b. brands and markets pads and liners. Its All Other segment includes infant care, pet care and miscellaneous other products.
About Mannatech
Mannatech, Incorporated operates as a health and wellness company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company develops, markets, and sells nutritional supplements; topical and skin care, and anti-aging products; and weight-management and fitness products. It primarily sells its products directly, as well as through e-commerce and network marketing channels. Mannatech, Incorporated was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas.
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