Head-To-Head Review: Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) vs. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:UELKY)

Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:UELKY) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Tootsie Roll Industries and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tootsie Roll Industries	12.04%	11.48%	8.75%
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tootsie Roll Industries and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tootsie Roll Industries	$769.37 million	2.89	$91.91 million	$1.27	24.48
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.47	5.53

Tootsie Roll Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tootsie Roll Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Tootsie Roll Industries and Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tootsie Roll Industries	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.5% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tootsie Roll Industries beats Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S. on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tootsie Roll Industries

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It sells its products under the Tootsie Roll, Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Frooties, Tootsie Pops, Tootsie Mini Pops, Child's Play, Caramel Apple Pops, Charms, Blow-Pop, Charms Mini Pops, Cella's, Dots, Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Sugar Daddy, Sugar Babies, Andes, Fluffy Stuff, Dubble Bubble, Razzles, Cry Baby, NIK-L-NIP, and Tutsi Pop trademarks. The company sells its products directly to wholesale distributors of candy, and food and groceries; and supermarkets, variety stores, dollar stores, chain grocers, drug chains, discount chains, cooperative grocery associations, mass merchandisers, warehouse and membership club stores, vending machine operators, e-commerce merchants, the United States military, and fund-raising charitable organizations, as well as through food and grocery brokers. Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.

Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of biscuits, chocolates, chocolate coated biscuits, cakes, wafers, and crackers in Turkey and internationally. The company also produces chocolate dough, cocoa powder, chocolate flakes, couverture chocolate, flour, hazelnut, and pureed hazelnut. In addition, it is involved in the trading and investment activities. It also exports its products to the Middle East, Russia, Central Asian republics, Europe, Africa, and the United States. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.S.operates as a subsidiary of pladis Foods Limited.