Reviewing Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO)

Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Fenbo shares are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Synergy CHC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Synergy CHC and Fenbo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synergy CHC	0	1	2	0	2.67
Fenbo	1	0	0	0	1.00

Synergy CHC presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 263.64%. Given Synergy CHC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synergy CHC is more favorable than Fenbo.

Profitability

This table compares Synergy CHC and Fenbo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synergy CHC	7.77%	-19.51%	14.25%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Synergy CHC and Fenbo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synergy CHC	$34.83 million	0.53	$2.12 million	$0.29	5.69
Fenbo	$17.11 million	0.72	-$1.99 million	N/A	N/A

Synergy CHC has higher revenue and earnings than Fenbo.

Risk and Volatility

Synergy CHC has a beta of 3.48, meaning that its stock price is 248% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fenbo has a beta of -1.95, meaning that its stock price is 295% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Synergy CHC beats Fenbo on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Synergy CHC

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.

About Fenbo

Fenbo Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells personal care electric appliances and toys products. The company offers curling wands and irons, flat irons and hair straighteners, hair dryers, trimmers, nail polishers, pet shampoo brushes, eyebrow pliers, etc. It serves customers in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Fenbo Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Luxury Max Investments Limited.