Contrasting CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CPPCY) & Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM)

CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CPPCY) and Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares CP ALL Public and Sprouts Farmers Market’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sprouts Farmers Market	4.73%	28.24%	10.18%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CP ALL Public and Sprouts Farmers Market, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CP ALL Public	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sprouts Farmers Market	0	8	3	0	2.27

Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus price target of $134.50, suggesting a potential downside of 23.57%. Given Sprouts Farmers Market’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sprouts Farmers Market is more favorable than CP ALL Public.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CP ALL Public and Sprouts Farmers Market”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.86	1.44
Sprouts Farmers Market	$6.84 billion	2.57	$258.86 million	$3.46	50.86

Sprouts Farmers Market has higher revenue and earnings than CP ALL Public. CP ALL Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprouts Farmers Market, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Sprouts Farmers Market beats CP ALL Public on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CP ALL Public

CP ALL Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises convenience stores under the 7-Eleven name to other retailers primarily in Thailand. It operates through four segments: Convenience stores, Wholesale, Retail and Mall, and Other. The company also operates frozen food plants and bakeries; distributes various commercial cards and tickets, catalog merchandises, and food and non-food products; and retails health and beauty products. In addition, it offers bill payment, software development, information system design and development, logistics, digital healthcare, medical consultancy, delivery rental, storage, marketing and consulting, research and development, and microbiologic and scientific laboratory services. Further, the company engages in the e-commerce, insurance broker, and telecommunication businesses. Additionally, it operates training centers and educational institutions; produces ready meals; and trades and retails equipment, as well as offers maintenance of convenience stores equipment. The company was formerly known as C.P. Seven Eleven Public Company Limited. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.