Zambeef Products (ZAM) Competitors

Premier Foods (LON:PFD) and Zambeef Products (LON:ZAM) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PFD or ZAM?

Zambeef Products has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Foods. Zambeef Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods	£1.14B	1.38	£112.38M	£13.06	13.89
Zambeef Products	£179.19B	0.00	£3.93B	£1.04	3.86

Do analysts rate PFD or ZAM?

Premier Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 32.30%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Premier Foods is more favorable than Zambeef Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zambeef Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PFD or ZAM more profitable?

Premier Foods has a net margin of 9.89% compared to Zambeef Products' net margin of 2.19%. Premier Foods' return on equity of 8.49% beat Zambeef Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier Foods	9.89%	8.49%	4.78%
Zambeef Products	2.19%	2.31%	1.75%

Does the media favor PFD or ZAM?

In the previous week, Premier Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Zambeef Products'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods	Neutral
Zambeef Products	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PFD or ZAM?

Premier Foods has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zambeef Products has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PFD or ZAM?

48.7% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Zambeef Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Premier Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Premier Foods beats Zambeef Products on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.