Head to Head Review: Eurofins Scientific (OTCMKTS:ERFSF) vs. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY)

Eurofins Scientific (OTCMKTS:ERFSF) and A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eurofins Scientific and A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eurofins Scientific	$7.52 billion	1.47	$439.38 million	N/A	N/A
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S	$55.48 billion	0.51	$6.11 billion	$1.95	4.54

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Eurofins Scientific.

Volatility & Risk

Eurofins Scientific has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Eurofins Scientific and A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eurofins Scientific	N/A	N/A	N/A
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S	11.01%	11.03%	7.28%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Eurofins Scientific and A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eurofins Scientific	0	3	0	1	2.50
A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S	3	1	0	0	1.25

Summary

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S beats Eurofins Scientific on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eurofins Scientific

Eurofins Scientific SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides various analytical testing and laboratory services worldwide. The company offers a portfolio of various analytical methods and tests to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability, and purity of various products. It provides services such as agroscience, including biological assessment, consumer and human, and environmental safety, product chemistry, regulatory consultancy, and seed services; agro testing; assurance, such as product inspection, auditing, certification, training and consultation of food, consumer products, healthcare and cosmetics, and food supplements; biopharma, and clinical diagnostics. In addition, the company offers consumer product testing, which include sustainability, expert services and regulatory, consumer research and sensory evaluation, audits, testing, certifications and approvals, inspections, and training courses for various industries; cosmetics and personal care; environment testing, including water, air, soil, waste, and other products testing; and food and feed testing that include allergen, GMO, grain, meat, nano material, pesticides, and residual DNA testing. Further, it offers audit and certification, training and consulting; food irradiation and labelling, heavy metals, carbohydrates, radioactivity, nutritional analysis, microbiolody, and testing for persistent organic pollutants, veterinary drug residue, dioxins and organic contaminants, pesticides, mycotoxins, and vitamins, as well as analyses for genetic modifications. Additionally, the company provides forensic, genomic, maritime, materials and engineering, REACH, and other services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

About A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs. The Logistics & Services segment offers integrated transportation solutions; fulfillment and management solutions, such as landside and air transportation; warehousing, distribution, and depot services; and supply chain management, cold chain logistics, and custom brokerage services. The Terminals segment engages in gateway terminal activities. The Towage & Maritime Services segment provides offshore towage and marine services under the Svitzer brand; reefer containers; offshore supply services; trading; and marine services and integrated solutions to the energy sector. It also offers digital solutions that offer booking, managing, tracking of shipments, and other related activities. The company serves fashion and lifestyle, retail, automotive, chemicals, technology, and FMCG industries. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.