Reviewing Top Wealth Group (NASDAQ:TWG) and Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC)

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) and Top Wealth Group (NASDAQ:TWG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kraft Heinz and Top Wealth Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kraft Heinz	5	13	0	1	1.84
Top Wealth Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Kraft Heinz currently has a consensus price target of $23.19, suggesting a potential downside of 15.06%. Given Kraft Heinz’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kraft Heinz is more favorable than Top Wealth Group.

Profitability

This table compares Kraft Heinz and Top Wealth Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kraft Heinz	-23.05%	7.26%	3.70%
Top Wealth Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kraft Heinz and Top Wealth Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kraft Heinz	$24.94 billion	1.30	-$5.85 billion	($4.86)	-5.62
Top Wealth Group	$9.13 million	0.45	$3.19 million	N/A	N/A

Top Wealth Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kraft Heinz.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kraft Heinz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Kraft Heinz has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Wealth Group has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kraft Heinz beats Top Wealth Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kraft Heinz

The Kraft Heinz Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally. Its products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy products, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and other grocery products under the Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Ore-Ida, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Heinz, ABC, Master, Quero, Kraft, Golden Circle, Wattie's, Pudliszki, and Plasmon brands. It sells its products through its own sales organizations, as well as through independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, cooperative, and independent grocery accounts; convenience, value, and club stores; pharmacies and drug stores; mass merchants; foodservice distributors; institutions, including hotels, restaurants, bakeries, hospitals, health care facilities, and government agencies; and online through various e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was formerly known as H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation and changed its name to The Kraft Heinz Company in July 2015. The Kraft Heinz Company was founded in 1869 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Top Wealth Group

Top Wealth Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides caviar and caviar-based gourmet products in Hong Kong and internationally. The company also trades in caviars; and offers its products under the Imperial Cristal Caviar brand name. It serves food and beverage related distributors. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Sai Wan, Hong Kong. Top Wealth Group Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Winwin Development Group Limited.