Head to Head Analysis: Top Wealth Group (NASDAQ:TWG) and McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC)

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) and Top Wealth Group (NASDAQ:TWG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Top Wealth Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	$6.72 billion	3.21	$788.50 million	$2.93	27.49
Top Wealth Group	$14.38 million	0.65	$2.44 million	N/A	N/A

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has higher revenue and earnings than Top Wealth Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Top Wealth Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	1	3	4	1	2.56
Top Wealth Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

McCormick & Company, Incorporated presently has a consensus price target of $83.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.00%. Given McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe McCormick & Company, Incorporated is more favorable than Top Wealth Group.

Profitability

This table compares McCormick & Company, Incorporated and Top Wealth Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCormick & Company, Incorporated	11.73%	14.89%	6.10%
Top Wealth Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.7% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of McCormick & Company, Incorporated shares are held by 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.

Summary

McCormick & Company, Incorporated beats Top Wealth Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About McCormick & Company, Incorporated

McCormick & Co., Inc. engages in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. It operates through the Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments. The Consumer segment sells spices, seasonings, condiments, and sauces. The Flavor Solutions segment includes seasoning blends, spices and herbs, condiments, coating systems, and compound flavors. The company was founded by Willoughby M. McCormick in 1889 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

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.