BRFS vs. SMPL, IPAR, NWL, SAM, WDFC, JJSF, FIZZ, NOMD, TBBB, and UTZ
Should you be buying BRF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BRF include Simply Good Foods (SMPL), Inter Parfums (IPAR), Newell Brands (NWL), Boston Beer (SAM), WD-40 (WDFC), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), National Beverage (FIZZ), Nomad Foods (NOMD), BBB Foods (TBBB), and Utz Brands (UTZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
BRF (NYSE:BRFS) and Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and earnings.
BRF received 19 more outperform votes than Simply Good Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.02% of users gave Simply Good Foods an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave BRF an outperform vote.
BRF has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
4.8% of BRF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BRF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Simply Good Foods has a net margin of 11.12% compared to BRF's net margin of 0.81%. Simply Good Foods' return on equity of 10.12% beat BRF's return on equity.
Simply Good Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRF. Simply Good Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BRF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BRF currently has a consensus price target of $3.55, indicating a potential downside of 1.11%. Simply Good Foods has a consensus price target of $40.29, indicating a potential upside of 6.44%. Given Simply Good Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Simply Good Foods is more favorable than BRF.
In the previous week, Simply Good Foods had 5 more articles in the media than BRF. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Simply Good Foods and 7 mentions for BRF. Simply Good Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat BRF's score of 0.63 indicating that Simply Good Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Simply Good Foods beats BRF on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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