Australian Oilseeds (COOT) Competitors

Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) and Australian Oilseeds (NASDAQ:COOT) 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 dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRID or COOT?

Bridgford Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Australian Oilseeds.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridgford Foods	$224.67M	0.32	-$3.38M	-$0.82	-9.63
Australian Oilseeds	$37.90M	0.47	-$14.21M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to BRID or COOT?

In the previous week, Australian Oilseeds had 2 more articles in the media than Bridgford Foods. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Australian Oilseeds and 3 mentions for Bridgford Foods. Bridgford Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Australian Oilseeds' score of 0.66 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Australian Oilseeds	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRID or COOT?

Bridgford Foods received 124 more outperform votes than Australian Oilseeds when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgford Foods	Outperform Votes 124 59.33%	Underperform Votes 85 40.67%
Australian Oilseeds	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, BRID or COOT?

Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Australian Oilseeds has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRID or COOT more profitable?

Australian Oilseeds has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Bridgford Foods' net margin of -1.51%. Australian Oilseeds' 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%
Australian Oilseeds	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Australian Oilseeds shares are owned by institutional investors. 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.4% of Australian Oilseeds shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Australian Oilseeds beats Bridgford Foods on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.