Zambeef Products (ZAM) Competitors

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

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	1.47	£112.38M	£13.06	14.89
Zambeef Products	£179.19B	0.00	£3.93B	£1.04	3.91

Does the media favor PFD or ZAM?

In the previous week, Zambeef Products had 1 more articles in the media than Premier Foods. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Zambeef Products and 0 mentions for Premier Foods. Zambeef Products' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Premier Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Zambeef Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier Foods	Neutral
Zambeef Products	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PFD or ZAM?

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

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%

Do analysts prefer PFD or ZAM?

Premier Foods presently has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 23.46%. Given Premier Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

Which has more risk and volatility, PFD or ZAM?

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

Summary

Premier Foods beats Zambeef Products on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.