Head-To-Head Comparison: Ingles Markets, (IMKTA) vs. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY)

Ingles Markets, (NASDAQ: IMKTA) and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.7% of Ingles Markets, shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Ingles Markets, shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ingles Markets, and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingles Markets,	1.26%	10.08%	2.86%
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0.90%	-4.41%	-0.47%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Ingles Markets, and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingles Markets,	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ingles Markets, and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingles Markets,	$3.88 billion	0.13	$227.63 million	$2.40	10.10
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ingles Markets, has higher revenue and earnings than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..

Risk & Volatility

Ingles Markets, has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Ingles Markets, pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. does not pay a dividend. Ingles Markets, pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Ingles Markets, beats Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

Ingles Markets, Company Profile

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (Ingles) is a supermarket chain in the southeast United States. The Company’s segments include retail grocery and other. Its other segment consists of fluid dairy operations and shopping center rentals. As of September 24, 2016, the Company operated 201 supermarkets in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama. The Company locates its supermarkets primarily in suburban areas, small towns and rural communities. Ingles supermarkets offer customers a range of food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods and other perishables and non-food products. Its non-food products include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products and general merchandise. The Company focuses on selling products to its customers through the development of organic products, bakery departments and prepared foods, including delicatessen sections.

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Company Profile

Cresud Sociedad Anonima Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria is an agricultural company engaged in the production of basic agricultural commodities with presence in the agricultural sector of Brazil, through its investment in Brasilagro, as well as in other Latin American countries. In addition, the Company leases lands to third parties and perform agency and agro-industrial services, including a meat packing plant. It operates in two businesses areas, namely, Agricultural and Investment and Development Properties. Its Agricultural business comprises eight segments: Crops, Cattle, Dairy, Sugarcane, Agricultural Rentals and Services, Land Transformation and Sales, Agro-industrial and Others. The Company’s Investment and Development Properties comprises six segments: Shopping Center Properties, Offices, Sales and Developments, Hotels, International, and Financial Operations and Others. The Company’s main crops include soybean, wheat, corn and sunflower.