Above Food Ingredients (ABVE) Competitors

Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) and Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to BRID or ABVE?

In the previous week, Bridgford Foods and Bridgford Foods both had 1 articles in the media. Bridgford Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Above Food Ingredients' score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgford Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgford Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Above Food Ingredients	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRID or ABVE?

Bridgford Foods received 124 more outperform votes than Above Food Ingredients when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgford Foods	Outperform Votes 124 59.33%	Underperform Votes 85 40.67%
Above Food Ingredients	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BRID or ABVE?

Above Food Ingredients has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgford Foods.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridgford Foods	$221.35M	0.32	-$3.38M	-$0.63	-12.36
Above Food Ingredients	$294.84M	0.12	-$990K	N/A	N/A

Is BRID or ABVE more profitable?

Above Food Ingredients has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Bridgford Foods' net margin of -1.51%. Above Food Ingredients' return on equity of 0.00% beat Bridgford Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgford Foods	-1.51%	-2.63%	-2.07%
Above Food Ingredients	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, BRID or ABVE?

Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Above Food Ingredients has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRID or ABVE?

4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Above Food Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 64.5% of Above Food Ingredients shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Above Food Ingredients beats Bridgford Foods on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.