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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, MGPI or HFFG?

MGP Ingredients has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MGPI or HFFG?

MGP Ingredients has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGP Ingredients, 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	$654.72M	1.13	$34.66M	$0.45	77.37
Hf Foods Group	$1.20B	0.15	-$48.51M	-$0.93	-3.56

Does the media prefer MGPI or HFFG?

In the previous week, Hf Foods Group had 2 more articles in the media than MGP Ingredients. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hf Foods Group and 1 mentions for MGP Ingredients. MGP Ingredients' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Hf Foods Group's score of 0.00 indicating that MGP Ingredients is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MGP Ingredients	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hf Foods Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate MGPI or HFFG?

MGP Ingredients currently has a consensus target price of $50.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.57%. Hf Foods Group has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.48%. Given Hf Foods Group's stronger consensus rating and 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	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Hf Foods Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MGPI or HFFG?

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

Is MGPI or HFFG more profitable?

MGP Ingredients has a net margin of 1.66% compared to Hf Foods Group's net margin of -4.11%. MGP Ingredients' return on equity of 12.48% beat Hf Foods Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGP Ingredients	1.66%	12.48%	7.64%
Hf Foods Group	-4.11%	5.33%	2.38%

Summary

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