Contrasting IOI Co. Berhad (OTCMKTS:IOIOF) & Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ)

IOI Co. Berhad (OTCMKTS:IOIOF) and Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares IOI Co. Berhad and Utz Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IOI Co. Berhad	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Utz Brands	$1.42 billion	1.72	-$24.94 million	($0.19)	-91.32

IOI Co. Berhad has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Utz Brands.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.8% of IOI Co. Berhad shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Utz Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of Utz Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for IOI Co. Berhad and Utz Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IOI Co. Berhad	0	0	0	0	N/A
Utz Brands	0	3	7	0	2.70

Utz Brands has a consensus price target of $21.10, suggesting a potential upside of 21.61%. Given Utz Brands’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Utz Brands is more favorable than IOI Co. Berhad.

Profitability

This table compares IOI Co. Berhad and Utz Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IOI Co. Berhad	N/A	N/A	N/A
Utz Brands	0.29%	6.79%	3.53%

Summary

Utz Brands beats IOI Co. Berhad on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IOI Co. Berhad

IOI Corporation Berhad, an investment holding company, primarily engages in the plantation business in Malaysia, Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Plantation and Resource-Based Manufacturing. It cultivates oil palm, softwood timber, rubber, and coconut; refines and processes crude palm, crude coconut, and palm kernel oils; and manufactures specialty oils and fats. The company also manufactures and exports fatty acids, soap noodles, glycerin, fatty acids and esters, and other related products. In addition, it is involved in the commercialization of clonal ramets and biotechnology related research and development activities; provision of management and marketing services; production and supply of palm-based renewable energy; and trading of palm oil commodities, oilseeds, and edible oils and fats; and the processing of raw materials for the edible oils and fats industry. Further, the company engages in the property development, maintenance, and investment activities; issuance of exchangeable bonds and guaranteed notes; storage tanks rental activities; manufacture, registration, trading, and distribution of oleochemical products; and provision of bulk cargo warehousing services, as well as treasury management services and management consulting services. Additionally, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of plasticizer products, margarine, and shortening and fat spreads; manufacture of palm wood boards and panels, offered under OnCore brand name used in furniture, construction, and building industries; and development of proprietary keto-ester portfolio. The company was formerly known as Industrial Oxygen Incorporated Sdn Bhd and changed its name to IOI Corporation Berhad in March 1995. IOI Corporation Berhad was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

About Utz Brands

Utz Brands, Inc. engages in manufacture, marketing, and distribution of snack foods. It offers a range of salty snacks, including salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, veggie snacks, pub/party mixes, tortilla chips, salsa and dips, ready-to-eat popcorn, and other snacks under the Utz, Zapp’s, ON THE BORDER, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, Hawaiian, TORTIYAHS!, etc. The company sells its products to wholesale and other distributors, grocery stores, convenience and drug stores, discount stores, mass merchandisers, membership club stores, hard discounters, and specialty and e-commerce retailers. Utz Brands, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Hanover, Pennsylvania.