Contrasting Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDGF) & Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI)

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDGF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Albertsons Companies and Ocado Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albertsons Companies	0	2	4	0	2.67
Ocado Group	2	2	0	0	1.50

Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $24.45, indicating a potential upside of 21.91%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Ocado Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Albertsons Companies 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies	1.64%	68.02%	6.16%
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Albertsons Companies and Ocado Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies	$79.24 billion	0.15	$1.51 billion	$2.23	8.99
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Ocado Group.

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Ocado Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company's food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC.

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.