Critical Comparison: Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) versus Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK)

Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) and Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bolt Projects and Ahold”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bolt Projects	$2.77 million	6.54	-$65.39 million	($2.60)	-3.38
Ahold	$96.70 billion	0.38	$1.91 billion	€2.19	18.44

Ahold has higher revenue and earnings than Bolt Projects. Bolt Projects is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ahold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ahold shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bolt Projects and Ahold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bolt Projects	-375.64%	N/A	-95.24%
Ahold	2.02%	15.82%	4.74%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bolt Projects and Ahold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bolt Projects	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ahold	0	2	0	1	2.67

Volatility and Risk

Bolt Projects has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ahold has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ahold beats Bolt Projects on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bolt Projects

Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. operates as a material solutions company. The company offers B-SILK PROTEIN, a biodegradable ingredient for the beauty and personal care industry. Its products also include MYLO, a mycelium-based leather material; and MICROSILK, a silk fiber. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

About Ahold

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products. It operates its supermarkets, convenience stores, and online stores under the Food Lion, Stop & Shop, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Giant Food, FreshDirect, Albert Heijn, bol.com, Etos, Gall & Gall, Delhaize, Albert, Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos, Mega Image, Delhaize Serbia, Peapod Digital labs, and Retail Business Service brands. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. in July 2016. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands.