Financial Review: Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRRF) and Sandoz Group (OTCMKTS:SDZNY)

Sandoz Group (OTCMKTS:SDZNY) and Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRRF) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sandoz Group and Recruit, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandoz Group	0	2	0	0	2.00
Recruit	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk & Volatility

Sandoz Group has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Recruit has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of Sandoz Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sandoz Group and Recruit’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandoz Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recruit	10.33%	19.40%	12.59%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sandoz Group and Recruit”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sandoz Group	$9.65 billion	2.15	$77.00 million	N/A	N/A
Recruit	$23.67 billion	4.71	$2.44 billion	$1.54	44.99

Recruit has higher revenue and earnings than Sandoz Group.

Summary

Recruit beats Sandoz Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sandoz Group

Sandoz Group AG develops, manufactures, and markets generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars worldwide. The company covers therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, central nervous system, oncology, infectious diseases, pain and respiratory, diabetes, immunology, endocrinology, hematology, and ophthalmology, as well as bone disease. It also provides a portfolio of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

About Recruit

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. provides HR technology and business solutions that transforms the world of work. It operates through three segments: HR Technology, Matching & Solutions, and Staffing. The HR Technology segment provides various technological solutions that help job seekers and employers in navigating hiring and recruitment. The Matching & Solutions segment offers HR solutions that support business clients’ recruiting and hiring activities and individual users’ job search activities through its job advertising services and placement services. This segment also provides marketing solutions that provide matching platforms for businesses in various industries, including housing and real estate, beauty, bridal, travel, dining, and others, as well as SaaS solutions, which are business and management support tools for small and medium-sized companies. The Staffing segment provides temporary staffing services in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. operates in more than 60 countries. The company was formerly known as Recruit Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2012. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.