Critical Survey: Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) and TAAT Global Alternatives (OTCMKTS:TOBAF)

Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) and TAAT Global Alternatives (OTCMKTS:TOBAF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Ahold has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TAAT Global Alternatives has a beta of -4.3, suggesting that its share price is 530% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ahold and TAAT Global Alternatives”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ahold	$104.46 billion	0.35	$2.56 billion	€2.93	14.09
TAAT Global Alternatives	$70.15 million	0.00	-$8.24 million	($0.27)	-0.02

Ahold has higher revenue and earnings than TAAT Global Alternatives. TAAT Global Alternatives is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ahold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Ahold and TAAT Global Alternatives’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ahold	2.48%	16.97%	4.91%
TAAT Global Alternatives	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Ahold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of TAAT Global Alternatives shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Ahold and TAAT Global Alternatives, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ahold	0	4	0	2	2.67
TAAT Global Alternatives	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Ahold beats TAAT Global Alternatives on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ahold

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products. It operates its supermarkets, convenience stores, and online stores under the Food Lion, Stop & Shop, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Giant Food, FreshDirect, Albert Heijn, bol.com, Etos, Gall & Gall, Delhaize, Albert, Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos, Mega Image, Delhaize Serbia, Peapod Digital labs, and Retail Business Service brands. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. in July 2016. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands.

About TAAT Global Alternatives

TAAT Global Alternatives Inc., a life sciences company, develops, manufactures, and distributes tobacco and non-tobacco products in Canada and the United States. It offers non-tobacco based smokable products and flavorings; and nicotine-free and tobacco-free alternatives to traditional cigarettes under the TAAT brand. The company was formerly known as TAAT Lifestyle & Wellness Ltd. and changed its name to TAAT Global Alternatives Inc. in April 2021. TAAT Global Alternatives Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.