Blue Star Foods (BSFC) Competitors

Blue Star Foods (NASDAQ:BSFC) and Benson Hill (NASDAQ:BHIL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSFC or BHIL?

Benson Hill received 7 more outperform votes than Blue Star Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 37.50% of users gave Benson Hill an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave Blue Star Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Star Foods	Outperform Votes 2 16.67%	Underperform Votes 10 83.33%
Benson Hill	Outperform Votes 9 37.50%	Underperform Votes 15 62.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, BSFC or BHIL?

Blue Star Foods has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benson Hill has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BSFC or BHIL?

In the previous week, Benson Hill had 1 more articles in the media than Blue Star Foods. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Benson Hill and 0 mentions for Blue Star Foods. Blue Star Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Benson Hill's score of -0.30 indicating that Blue Star Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Star Foods	Neutral
Benson Hill	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BSFC or BHIL?

18.8% of Blue Star Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of Benson Hill shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Blue Star Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Benson Hill shares are owned 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BSFC or BHIL?

Blue Star Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Benson Hill.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Star Foods	$5.93M	0.10	-$4.47M	N/A	N/A
Benson Hill	$466.73M	0.00	-$115.31M	-$18.56	-0.01

Is BSFC or BHIL more profitable?

Benson Hill has a net margin of -49.50% compared to Blue Star Foods' net margin of -82.34%. Blue Star Foods' return on equity of -134.60% beat Benson Hill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Star Foods	-82.34%	-134.60%	-66.98%
Benson Hill	-49.50%	-179.76%	-53.51%

Summary

Benson Hill beats Blue Star Foods on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.