Critical Contrast: Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDGF) and Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI)

Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDGF) and Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.8% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Ocado Group and Sendas Distribuidora’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sendas Distribuidora	0.89%	13.38%	1.48%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ocado Group and Sendas Distribuidora”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sendas Distribuidora	$72.08 billion	0.02	$142.21 million	$0.46	9.98

Sendas Distribuidora has higher revenue and earnings than Ocado Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ocado Group and Sendas Distribuidora, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocado Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sendas Distribuidora	0	2	0	1	2.67

Sendas Distribuidora has a consensus price target of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 113.51%. Given Sendas Distribuidora’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sendas Distribuidora is more favorable than Ocado Group.

Summary

Sendas Distribuidora beats Ocado Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ocado Group

Ocado Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online grocery retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Technology Solutions, Ocado Logistics, and Ocado Retail. It offers online grocery and general merchandise; and customer fulfillment centers and logistics services. The company is involved in the software and robotics platform business that provides the Ocado Smart Platform as a managed service, as well as offers Ocado Intelligent Automation that sells its technology to warehouse environments in non-grocery markets. In addition, the company provides online retail and automated storage and retrieval solutions for general merchandise to corporations. Ocado Group plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hatfield, the United Kingdom.

About Sendas Distribuidora

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. engages in the retail and wholesale sale of food products, bazaar items, and other products in Brazil. The company serves restaurants, pizzerias, snack bars, schools, small businesses, religious institutions, hospitals, hotels, grocery stores, neighborhood supermarkets, and individuals. It sells its products through brick-and-mortar stores, as well as through telesales. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.