Unilever (NYSE:UL) and ODDITY Tech (NASDAQ:ODD) Critical Comparison

ODDITY Tech (NASDAQ:ODD) and Unilever (NYSE:UL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

ODDITY Tech has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unilever has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.9% of ODDITY Tech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Unilever shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Unilever shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ODDITY Tech	$739.71 million	1.14	$110.75 million	$0.79	18.55
Unilever	$50.62 billion	2.75	$10.71 billion	N/A	N/A

Unilever has higher revenue and earnings than ODDITY Tech.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ODDITY Tech and Unilever, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ODDITY Tech	4	9	0	0	1.69
Unilever	2	6	2	2	2.33

ODDITY Tech currently has a consensus price target of $25.39, indicating a potential upside of 73.23%. Unilever has a consensus price target of $65.55, indicating a potential upside of 1.42%. Given ODDITY Tech’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ODDITY Tech is more favorable than Unilever.

Profitability

This table compares ODDITY Tech and Unilever’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ODDITY Tech	6.97%	15.38%	4.99%
Unilever	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Unilever beats ODDITY Tech on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ODDITY Tech

Oddity Tech Ltd. operates as a consumer tech company that builds digital-first brands for the beauty and wellness industries in the United States and internationally. It serves consumers worldwide through its AI-driven online platform, which uses data science, machine learning, and computer vision capabilities to identify consumer needs, and develop solutions in the form of beauty and wellness products. The company sells beauty, hair, and skin products under the IL MAKIAGE and SpoiledChild brands. In addition, it operates ODDITY LABS, a biotechnology center, which develops various ingredients, including novel molecules, probiotics, and peptides for beauty and wellness products. Oddity Tech Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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.