Head to Head Comparison: Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) and George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF)

George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares George Weston and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
George Weston	2.55%	10.99%	3.05%
Maison Solutions	N/A	-9.09%	-1.45%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares George Weston and Maison Solutions’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
George Weston	$44.54 billion	0.41	$1.14 billion	$7.94	17.19
Maison Solutions	$41.98 million	0.55	N/A	N/A	N/A

George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for George Weston and Maison Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
George Weston	0	0	0	0	N/A
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A

George Weston presently has a consensus target price of $125.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.05%. Given George Weston’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Maison Solutions.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of George Weston shares are held 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.

Summary

George Weston beats Maison Solutions on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About George Weston

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. This segment also offers credit card and other banking services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, manages, and develops retail commercial and residential properties, leased to necessity-based tenants, industrial, and mixed-use and residential assets. It markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President's Choice Bank, no name, Farmer's Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.