Reviewing Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) and Tristar Wellness Solutions (OTCMKTS:TWSI)

Tristar Wellness Solutions (OTCMKTS:TWSI) and Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tristar Wellness Solutions and Estee Lauder Companies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tristar Wellness Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Estee Lauder Companies	$14.79 billion	2.16	$390.00 million	($2.42)	-36.63

Estee Lauder Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Tristar Wellness Solutions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.2% of Estee Lauder Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Estee Lauder Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Tristar Wellness Solutions and Estee Lauder Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tristar Wellness Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Estee Lauder Companies	0	15	6	1	2.36

Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus target price of $74.45, suggesting a potential downside of 16.01%. Given Estee Lauder Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Estee Lauder Companies is more favorable than Tristar Wellness Solutions.

Volatility and Risk

Tristar Wellness Solutions has a beta of 12.16, indicating that its stock price is 1,116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Estee Lauder Companies has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tristar Wellness Solutions and Estee Lauder Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tristar Wellness Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Estee Lauder Companies	-5.89%	15.60%	3.57%

Summary

Estee Lauder Companies beats Tristar Wellness Solutions on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tristar Wellness Solutions

TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. develops, markets, and sells wound care products. The company also offers skincare and other products under the Beaute de Maman name for pregnant and nursing women; bleeding and wound management products for surgical, health care, consumer, and military markets; and develops and markets Delivery Devise with Invertible Diaphragm, which is a medical applicator for delivering medicants and internal devices within the body without producing injury or damage. In addition, it develops over-the-counter itch suppression products; and develops, manufactures, and markets wound care and infection control medical devices. The company was formerly known as BioPack Environmental Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. in January 2013. TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Portland, Oregon. On January 15, 2016, TriStar Wellness Solutions, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon.

About Estee Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. The company also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising eau de parfum sprays and colognes, as well as lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. It offers its products under the Estée Lauder, Clinique, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and The Ordinary brands. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas; freestanding stores; its own and authorized retailer websites; third-party online malls; stores in airports; and duty-free locations. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.