Analyzing Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) and Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDGF)

Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) and Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDGF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Sendas Distribuidora and Ocado Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sendas Distribuidora	0.89%	13.38%	1.48%
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.8% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Sendas Distribuidora and Ocado Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sendas Distribuidora	0	2	0	1	2.67
Ocado Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sendas Distribuidora currently has a consensus price target of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 113.51%. Given Sendas Distribuidora’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sendas Distribuidora is more favorable than Ocado Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sendas Distribuidora and Ocado Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sendas Distribuidora	$72.08 billion	0.02	$142.21 million	$0.46	9.98
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sendas Distribuidora has higher revenue and earnings than Ocado Group.

Summary

Sendas Distribuidora beats Ocado Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sendas Distribuidora

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. engages in the retail and wholesale sale of food products, bazaar items, and other products in Brazil. The company serves restaurants, pizzerias, snack bars, schools, small businesses, religious institutions, hospitals, hotels, grocery stores, neighborhood supermarkets, and individuals. It sells its products through brick-and-mortar stores, as well as through telesales. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About Ocado Group

Ocado Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online grocery retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Technology Solutions, Ocado Logistics, and Ocado Retail. It offers online grocery and general merchandise; and customer fulfillment centers and logistics services. The company is involved in the software and robotics platform business that provides the Ocado Smart Platform as a managed service, as well as offers Ocado Intelligent Automation that sells its technology to warehouse environments in non-grocery markets. In addition, the company provides online retail and automated storage and retrieval solutions for general merchandise to corporations. Ocado Group plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hatfield, the United Kingdom.