EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY – Get Free Report) and Mondi (OTCMKTS:MONDY – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and risk.
Risk & Volatility
EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondi has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Mondi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme and Mondi’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme | $25.81 billion | 3.29 | $2.27 billion | N/A | N/A |
| Mondi | $9.38 billion | 0.86 | $1.53 billion | N/A | N/A |
EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has higher revenue and earnings than Mondi.
Dividends
EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Mondi pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%.
Profitability
This table compares EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme and Mondi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mondi | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme beats Mondi on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme
EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme engages in design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America. It operates through Professional Solutions and Direct to Consumer segments. The company offers lens under the Crizal, Essilor, Eyezen, Stellest, Xperio, Optifog, Satisloh, Barberini, Shamir, Nikon, KODAK Lens, Oakley, OPTIFOG, Ray-Ban, Transitions, Vailux, and Xperio brands. It also provides eyewear products under the Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli, Costa del Mar, Native Eyewear, Luxottica, Sferoflex, Heritage, Sensaya, Miki Ninn, DbyD, Unofficial and Seen, Arnette, Vogue Eyewear, Bolon, Molsion, and Ossé, as well as other Licensed brands. In addition, the company designs, develops, markets, and maintains lens edging and mounting instruments for opticians and prescription laboratories; and optometry instruments for eyecare professionals, schools, occupational medicine centers, military, and other institutions. It wholesales its products to independent opticians, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and large retail chains in the eyecare and eyewear industry; and sells directly to consumers through the network of physical stores or its online channels. The company was formerly known as Essilor International Société Anonyme and changed its name to EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme in October 2018. EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
About Mondi
Mondi plc engages in the manufacture and sale of packaging and paper products in Africa, Western Europe, Emerging Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia. It operates in Corrugated Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Personal Care Components, and Uncoated Fine Paper segments. The company offers flexible packaging, bags, and pouches; personal care components; release liners; functional films; corrugated solutions; industrial bags; barrier coatings; specialty kraft and sack kraft papers; containerboards; and office and professional printing papers. It serves customers in the agriculture, automotive, building and construction, chemicals and dangerous goods, food and beverages, home and personal care, medical and pharmaceutical, office and professional printing, paper and packaging converting, pet care, retail and e-commerce, and shipping and transport industries. Mondi plc was founded in 1967 and is based in Weybridge, the United Kingdom.
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