Comparing Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) & Paradise (OTCMKTS:PARF)

Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) and Paradise (OTCMKTS:PARF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Paradise’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pilgrim’s Pride	2.96%	21.70%	7.90%
Paradise	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pilgrim’s Pride and Paradise, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pilgrim’s Pride	1	5	2	0	2.12
Paradise	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pilgrim’s Pride presently has a consensus price target of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.12%. Given Pilgrim’s Pride’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Pilgrim’s Pride is more favorable than Paradise.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.6% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.2% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Paradise”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pilgrim’s Pride	$18.50 billion	0.37	$1.08 billion	$2.30	12.39
Paradise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pilgrim’s Pride has higher revenue and earnings than Paradise.

Summary

Pilgrim’s Pride beats Paradise on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pilgrim’s Pride

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators. It operates through the following segments: U.S., U.K. and Europe, and Mexico. The company was founded by Lonnie A. Pilgrim and Aubrey Pilgrim on October 2, 1946, and is headquartered in Greeley, CO.

About Paradise

Paradise, Inc. engages in producing and selling candied fruits and plastic containers. It operates through the following segments: Candied Fruit and Molded Plastics. The Candied Fruit segment produces candied fruit, a basic fruitcake ingredient, sold to bakers, institutional users, and retailers for use in home baking. The Molded Plastics segment includes the production of plastic containers and other molded plastics for sale to various food processors. Its brands include Paradise, Pennant, Sunripe, Mor-Fruit, Dixie, and White Swan. The company was founded in September 1961 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.