Head to Head Analysis: GN Store Nord A/S (OTCMKTS:GNNDY) and TUI (OTCMKTS:TUIFY)

TUI (OTCMKTS:TUIFY) and GN Store Nord A/S (OTCMKTS:GNNDY) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares TUI and GN Store Nord A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TUI	N/A	N/A	N/A
GN Store Nord A/S	5.63%	9.96%	3.40%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TUI and GN Store Nord A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TUI	$5.66 billion	0.55	-$2.95 billion	N/A	N/A
GN Store Nord A/S	$2.61 billion	1.02	$143.31 million	$2.95	17.85

GN Store Nord A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TUI.

Risk and Volatility

TUI has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GN Store Nord A/S has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for TUI and GN Store Nord A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TUI	0	0	0	0	0.00
GN Store Nord A/S	1	1	0	0	1.50

Summary

GN Store Nord A/S beats TUI on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TUI

TUI AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides tourism services worldwide. It operates hotels and resorts under the Robinson, Riu, TUI Blue, Blue Diamond, TUI Suneo, and TUI Magic Life brands. The company is also involved in the tour operation and airlines businesses. In addition, it operates cruise liners. The company operates a fleet of 1,600 travel agencies and online portals; 5 airlines with approximately 150 aircraft; and 15 cruise liners, as well as approximately 400 hotels. The company was formerly known as Preussag AG and changed its name to TUI AG in June 2002. TUI AG is headquartered in Hanover, Germany.

About GN Store Nord A/S

GN Store Nord A/S provides hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions in Denmark, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through GN Hearing and GN Audio segments. The GN Hearing segment produces and sells hearing instruments and products. The GN Audio segment supplies headsets, video cameras, and speakerphones for professional use and consumer products. It offers its products under the ReSound, Jabra, Beltone, Interton, Danavox, BlueParrott, FalCom, and SteelSeries brands. GN Store Nord A/S was founded in 1869 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.