Head-To-Head Survey: Coles Group (OTCMKTS:CLEGF) & Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Coles Group (OTCMKTS:CLEGF) and Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.0% of Village Super Market shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Coles Group and Village Super Market”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coles Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Village Super Market	$2.32 billion	0.28	$56.38 million	$3.68	11.79

Village Super Market has higher revenue and earnings than Coles Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Coles Group and Village Super Market, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coles Group	0	2	0	0	2.00
Village Super Market	0	0	1	0	3.00

Coles Group presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.55%. Given Coles Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Coles Group is more favorable than Village Super Market.

Profitability

This table compares Coles Group and Village Super Market’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coles Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Village Super Market	2.27%	10.80%	5.40%

Summary

Village Super Market beats Coles Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coles Group

Coles Group Limited operates as a retailer in Australia. It operates through Supermarkets and Liquor segments. The company operates various supermarkets; and coles.com.au, which offers a choice of home delivery, including same-day, overnight drop and go services, and pick up from click and collect locations. Its Coles Financial Services provides insurance, credit cards, and personal loans to Australian families. The company is also involved in the retailing of liquor through its various stores under the Liquorland, First Choice, First Choice Liquor, and Vintage Cellars brand names. In addition, it operates as flybuys loyalty program. The company was formerly known as Coles Myer Ltd. and changed its name to Coles Group Limited. Coles Group Limited was founded in 1914 and is based in Hawthorn East, Australia.

About Village Super Market

Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. The company offers grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, seafood, prepared foods, and bakery and frozen foods. It also provides non-food products, including health and beauty care, general merchandise, liquor, and pharmacy products through retail and online stores. Village Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.