Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA – Get Free Report) and George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Nocera and George Weston’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nocera | -44.02% | -207.32% | -47.66% |
| George Weston | 1.74% | 13.84% | 3.42% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Nocera and George Weston”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nocera | $13.63 million | 0.25 | -$2.84 million | ($0.22) | -1.01 |
| George Weston | $46.17 billion | 0.57 | $817.33 million | $2.08 | 33.70 |
George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Nocera. Nocera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than George Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Nocera and George Weston, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nocera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| George Weston | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Risk and Volatility
Nocera has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.3% of Nocera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Nocera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of George Weston shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
George Weston beats Nocera on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nocera
Nocera, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and produces recirculating aquaculture systems for fish farms in Taiwan. The company also offers consulting, technology transfer, and aquaculture project management services to new and existing aquaculture management business services. In addition, the company sells signature seafood porridge bowl through its flagship bento box store. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
About George Weston
George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. This segment also offers credit card and other banking services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, manages, and develops retail commercial and residential properties, leased to necessity-based tenants, industrial, and mixed-use and residential assets. It markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President’s Choice Bank, no name, Farmer’s Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.
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