Head-To-Head Review: Casino, Guichard-Perrachon (OTCMKTS:CGUSY) versus Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO)

Casino, Guichard-Perrachon (OTCMKTS:CGUSY) and Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.3% of Arko shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Arko shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Casino, Guichard-Perrachon and Arko’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casino, Guichard-Perrachon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arko	0.39%	13.20%	0.99%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Casino, Guichard-Perrachon and Arko, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Casino, Guichard-Perrachon	0	0	0	0	N/A
Arko	0	2	1	0	2.33

Arko has a consensus price target of $7.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.56%. Given Arko’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arko is more favorable than Casino, Guichard-Perrachon.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Casino, Guichard-Perrachon and Arko’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casino, Guichard-Perrachon	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.50	0.00
Arko	$9.41 billion	0.07	$34.37 million	$0.26	20.96

Arko has higher revenue and earnings than Casino, Guichard-Perrachon. Casino, Guichard-Perrachon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arko, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Arko beats Casino, Guichard-Perrachon on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Casino, Guichard-Perrachon

Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A. operates as a food retailer in France, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, shopping malls, and e-commerce sites, as well as convenience, discount, and cash and carry stores. It also involved in banking, digital marketing, service station, franchise, real estate asset management, property development and trading, rental, banking, and energy-related activities. It operates through stores. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Saint-Étienne, France.Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A operates as a subsidiary of Rallye SA.

About Arko

Arko Corp. operates convenience stores in the United States. It operates through Retail, Wholesale, Fleet Fueling, and GPMP segments. The Retail segment engages in the sale of fuel and merchandise to retail consumers. Its Wholesale segment supplies fuel to third-party dealers and consignment agents. The Fleet Fueling segment supplies fuel to proprietary and third-party cardlock, and issuance of proprietary fuel cards. Its GPMP segment supplies fuel to retail and wholesale segments. The company is based in Richmond, Virginia.