US Foods (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares US Foods and Maison Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| US Foods | $39.42 billion | 0.53 | $676.00 million | $3.25 | 29.57 |
| Maison Solutions | $124.22 million | 0.01 | $1.17 million | ($26.50) | -0.06 |
Volatility and Risk
US Foods has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maison Solutions has a beta of 4.07, indicating that its stock price is 307% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for US Foods and Maison Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| US Foods | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Maison Solutions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
US Foods currently has a consensus price target of $114.54, indicating a potential upside of 19.19%. Maison Solutions has a consensus price target of $162.50, indicating a potential upside of 9,630.54%. Given Maison Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than US Foods.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of US Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Maison Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares US Foods and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| US Foods | 1.81% | 20.53% | 6.32% |
| Maison Solutions | -10.56% | -93.48% | -12.74% |
Summary
US Foods beats Maison Solutions on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About US Foods
US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
About Maison Solutions
Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.
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