J & J Snack Foods (JJSF) Competitors

MEDIFAST (NYSE:MED) and J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, MED or JJSF?

MEDIFAST has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J & J Snack Foods has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MED or JJSF?

J & J Snack Foods has higher revenue and earnings than MEDIFAST. J & J Snack Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEDIFAST, 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
MEDIFAST	$602.46M	0.25	$2.09M	$0.32	43.47
J & J Snack Foods	$1.57B	1.35	$86.55M	$4.29	25.48

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MED or JJSF?

95.5% of MEDIFAST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of J & J Snack Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of MEDIFAST shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of J & J Snack Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MED or JJSF?

In the previous week, MEDIFAST had 2 more articles in the media than J & J Snack Foods. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for MEDIFAST and 9 mentions for J & J Snack Foods. J & J Snack Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat MEDIFAST's score of 0.06 indicating that J & J Snack Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MEDIFAST	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
J & J Snack Foods	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MED or JJSF more profitable?

J & J Snack Foods has a net margin of 5.24% compared to MEDIFAST's net margin of 0.76%. J & J Snack Foods' return on equity of 8.79% beat MEDIFAST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MEDIFAST	0.76%	2.00%	1.50%
J & J Snack Foods	5.24%	8.79%	6.10%

Do analysts rate MED or JJSF?

MEDIFAST presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.61%. J & J Snack Foods has a consensus target price of $142.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.35%. Given J & J Snack Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe J & J Snack Foods is more favorable than MEDIFAST.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MEDIFAST	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
J & J Snack Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

J & J Snack Foods beats MEDIFAST on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.