Contrasting B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) and Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH)

Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) and B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of B&G Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of B&G Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and B&G Foods”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barfresh Food Group	$14.21 million	0.54	-$2.69 million	($0.23)	-2.04
B&G Foods	$1.83 billion	0.11	-$43.26 million	($0.89)	-2.77

Barfresh Food Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B&G Foods. B&G Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barfresh Food Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&G Foods has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Barfresh Food Group and B&G Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barfresh Food Group	1	1	0	0	1.50
B&G Foods	2	1	0	0	1.33

B&G Foods has a consensus price target of $3.62, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given B&G Foods’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe B&G Foods is more favorable than Barfresh Food Group.

Profitability

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and B&G Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barfresh Food Group	-17.88%	-295.15%	-30.31%
B&G Foods	-4.00%	10.74%	1.55%

Summary

B&G Foods beats Barfresh Food Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barfresh Food Group

Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of shelf-stable frozen food, and household products in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. It operates through the following segments: Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables, and Spices & Flavor Solutions. The Specialty segment includes, among others, the Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma’s, New York Style, Don Pepino, Sclafani, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Regina, TrueNorth, Static Guard, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit brands. The Meals segment focuses on the Ortega, Maple Grove Farms, Cream of Wheat, Las Palmas, Victoria, Mama Mary’s, Spring Tree, McCann’s, Carey’s and Vermont Maid brands. The Frozen & Vegetables segment consists of Green Giant and Le Sueur brands. The Spices & Flavor Solutions segment offers Dash, Spice Islands, Weber, Ac’cent, Tone’s, Trappey’s, Durkee and Wright’s brands. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, and wine vinegar. Its brands include Back to Nature, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Green Giant, Mrs. Dash, and Ortega. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.