Posted by admin on Apr 19th, 2022

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY – Get Rating) and Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY – Get Rating) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

This table compares EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme and Kerry Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has higher revenue and earnings than Kerry Group.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme and Kerry Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme currently has a consensus price target of $156.77, indicating a potential upside of 74.56%. Kerry Group has a consensus price target of $125.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. Given EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme is more favorable than Kerry Group.

0.0% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

This table compares EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme and Kerry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme beats Kerry Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (Get Rating)

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. It operates in five segments: Wholesale, Retail, Lenses and Optical Instruments, Equipment, and Sunglasses and Readers. The Wholesale segment engages in the manufacture and wholesale distribution of luxury and sports eyewear. The Retail segment retails luxury and sports eyewear. The Lenses and Optical Instruments segment offers lenses and small equipment, including Varilux progressive lenses; Crizal antireflective, anti-smudge, and antistatic lenses; Transitions photochromic lenses; Eyezen lenses for users of computers, tablets, smartphones, and other connected devices; Xperio polarized sun lenses; and Nikon and Kodak corrective lens brands. It also provides lens edging and mounting instruments for opticians and prescription laboratories; optometry instruments for eye care professionals, schools, occupational medicine centers, military, and other institutions; and Transitions Signature Gen 8 photochromic lens, as well as develops solutions for online sales of optical products. The Equipment segment offers digital surfacing machines and lens coating machines to prescription laboratories, integrated optical chains, and lens manufacturers. The Sunglasses and Readers segment provides non-prescription sunglasses and reading glasses under the Foster Grant, Gargoyles, Magnivision, Corinne McCormack, Monkey Monkey, Ryders Eyewear, and SolarShield brands; Reebok, Steve Madden, Betsey Johnson, Nine West, Dockers, French Connection, Ironman, Rawlings, Bodyglove, Panama Jack, Marvel, and Disney; Bolon, Molsion, Qina, and Prosun brands; and Mujosh and Aojo brands. It has a network of 490 prescription laboratories and edging-mounting facilities. The company was formerly known as Essilor International Société Anonyme and changed its name to EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme in October 2018. EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About Kerry Group (Get Rating)

Kerry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and delivers taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Taste & Nutrition and Consumer Foods. The Taste & Nutrition segment provides taste, nutrition, and functional ingredients technologies and solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The Consumer Foods segment manufactures and supplies customer branded chilled food products primarily to the Irish and the United Kingdom markets. Kerry Group plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.

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