DAVIDsTEA (DTEA) Competitors

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

Is DTEA or BRID more profitable?

Bridgford Foods has a net margin of -3.19% compared to DAVIDsTEA's net margin of -10.92%. Bridgford Foods' return on equity of -5.81% beat DAVIDsTEA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DAVIDsTEA	-10.92%	-13.69%	-8.24%
Bridgford Foods	-3.19%	-5.81%	-4.72%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DTEA or BRID?

DAVIDsTEA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgford Foods. Bridgford Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DAVIDsTEA, 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
DAVIDsTEA	$91.55M	0.25	$62.38M	-$0.30	-2.81
Bridgford Foods	$223.65M	0.32	-$3.38M	-$0.80	-9.85

Does the media favor DTEA or BRID?

In the previous week, DAVIDsTEA and DAVIDsTEA both had 2 articles in the media. Bridgford Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat DAVIDsTEA's score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgford Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DAVIDsTEA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Which has more risk & volatility, DTEA or BRID?

DAVIDsTEA has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DTEA or BRID?

0.9% of DAVIDsTEA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DAVIDsTEA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bridgford Foods beats DAVIDsTEA on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.