Contrasting Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) and Unilever (NYSE:UL)

Unilever (NYSE:UL) and Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Unilever and Synergy CHC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A
Synergy CHC	-42.59%	-19.51%	-5.29%

Risk and Volatility

Unilever has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synergy CHC has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Unilever and Synergy CHC”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unilever	$50.50 billion	2.54	$10.71 billion	N/A	N/A
Synergy CHC	$30.38 million	0.19	-$12.34 million	($1.07)	-0.37

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than Synergy CHC.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Unilever and Synergy CHC, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unilever	3	5	2	2	2.25
Synergy CHC	1	0	2	0	2.33

Unilever presently has a consensus target price of $65.55, indicating a potential upside of 11.61%. Synergy CHC has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 1,479.88%. Given Synergy CHC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synergy CHC is more favorable than Unilever.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.7% of Unilever shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of Synergy CHC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Unilever beats Synergy CHC on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Unilever

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The Personal Care segment offers skin cleansing products comprising soap and shower; deodorants; and oral care products, such as toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment is involved in the sale of fabric care products, including washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioners; and fabric enhancers, and home and hygiene products. The Nutrition segment provides dressings products, such as mayonnaise and ketchup; sells scratch cooking aids consist of soups, bouillons, and seasonings; plant-based meat; beverages; and functional nutrition products, including Horlicks and Boost, as well as tea products. The Ice Cream segment offers ice cream products including in-home and out-of-home ice creams. The company provides its products under the AXE, Ben & Jerry's, Cif, Clear, Closeup, Comfort, Cornetto, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Magnum, Nutrafol, OMO, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Pond's, Rexona, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, Vaseline, Wall's, Breyers, and Yasso brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Synergy CHC

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.