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Alliance One International (NYSE: AOI) and SunOpta (NASDAQ: STKL) are both consumer cluster companies, but are they the best investments? We will contrast two companies based on their income, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, recommendation by analysts, and risk strength.
Internal and institutional ownership
64.3% of Alliance One International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively 79.5% of SunOpta shares belong to institutional investors. 10.1% of Alliance One International shares are owned by the company. Along with this, 1.8% of SunOpta's shares are owned by corporate individuals. Strong institutional engagement suggests that donations, hedge funds, and big money managers believe that the company outperforms the market in the long run.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of the latest Alliance One International and SunOpta assessments and recommendations reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell ratings | Hold the rating | Purchase ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alliance One International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N / A |
| SunOpta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
The SunOpta Consensus target price is $ 10.00, which represents a potential increase of 128.31%. Considering that SunOpta has a higher potential growth, analysts obviously believe that SunOpta is more favorable than Alliance One International.
Valuation and profit
This table compares Alliance One International and SunOpta's gross earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross revenues | Price / Sales Factor | Net income | Earnings per share | Price / profit ratio | |
| Alliance One International | N / A | N / A | N / A | N / A | N / A |
| SunOpta | 1.28 billion dollars | 0.30 | – $ 135.32 million | ($ 0.14) | -31.29 |
Alliance One International has higher revenue but less revenue than SunOpta.
Profitability
This table compares Alliance One International and SunOpta's net profit, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net profit | Return on equity | Return to active | |
| Alliance One International | N / A | N / A | N / A |
| SunOpta | -10.52% | -7.59% | -1.80% |
About Alliance One International
Alliance One International, Inc. purchases of cigarettes and other tobacco products worldwide, purchases, processes, packages, stores and leafy tobacco. It works through segments of North America and other regions. The company is involved in processing and selling international cigarettes used in cigarettes for drying, sailing and easter tobacco. It provides agronomy services for growing tobacco. The company was founded in 1904 and has its headquarters in Morrisville, North Carolina.
About SunOpta
SunOpta Inc. sources other than genetically modified (non-GMO) and organic ingredients; and manufactures food and beverage products in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico and Ethiopia. The company operates using the segments "Global Ingredients and Consumer Products". Organic fruit and vegetable ingredients and ingredients, sweeteners, cocoa, coffee, ancient grains, nuts, seeds and legumes, as well as other organic products are offered in the global ingredients segment; retained identity, non-GMO and organic seeds and grains, including soy, corn and sunflowers; and seed and grain based animal feed and pet food products. It also provides processing and contract manufacturing services, including soybean, maize and sunflower seed and grain conditioning services; grinding of maize with different granulation and determination of batch size; coffee and sesame seeds processing; and dry and oil frying and packaging. In addition, this segment offers liquid and dried seed, grain and cocoa base ingredients; and specific organic functional components. The consumer goods segment offers aseptic beverages such as almonds, soy, coconut, rice and other unsaturated beverages, as well as broths, teas, and nutritional drinks; and organic and traditional beverage products containing shelf-stable and cooled juices, special beverages and functional waters. It also offers natural and organic frozen fruits and vegetables; specially cooked fruits and vegetables; and natural and organic fruit-based snacks. The company was formerly known as Stake Technology Ltd. and its name was changed to SunOpta Inc. October 2003. SunOpta Inc. was founded in 1973 and has its headquarters in Mississauga, Canada.
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