Hf Foods Group (HFFG) Competitors

MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ:MGPI) and Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MGPI or HFFG?

MGP Ingredients has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hf Foods Group. MGP Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hf Foods Group, 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
MGP Ingredients	$609.40M	0.85	$34.66M	-$0.31	-78.48
Hf Foods Group	$1.20B	0.10	-$48.51M	-$0.91	-2.58

Is MGPI or HFFG more profitable?

MGP Ingredients has a net margin of -1.08% compared to Hf Foods Group's net margin of -3.97%. MGP Ingredients' return on equity of 10.66% beat Hf Foods Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGP Ingredients	-1.08%	10.66%	6.49%
Hf Foods Group	-3.97%	7.01%	3.02%

Which has more volatility & risk, MGPI or HFFG?

MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MGPI or HFFG?

In the previous week, MGP Ingredients had 3 more articles in the media than Hf Foods Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MGP Ingredients and 1 mentions for Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat MGP Ingredients' score of 1.00 indicating that Hf Foods Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MGP Ingredients	Positive
Hf Foods Group	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend MGPI or HFFG?

MGP Ingredients presently has a consensus target price of $44.60, indicating a potential upside of 83.31%. Hf Foods Group has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 197.87%. Given Hf Foods Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hf Foods Group is more favorable than MGP Ingredients.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGP Ingredients	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hf Foods Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MGPI or HFFG?

77.1% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.4% of MGP Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MGP Ingredients beats Hf Foods Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.