Mama's Creations (MAMA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to MAMA or BRID?

In the previous week, Mama's Creations had 4 more articles in the media than Bridgford Foods. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mama's Creations and 1 mentions for Bridgford Foods. Bridgford Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Mama's Creations' score of 0.91 indicating that Bridgford Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mama's Creations	Positive
Bridgford Foods	Positive

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

45.2% of Mama's Creations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Mama's Creations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MAMA or BRID more profitable?

Mama's Creations has a net margin of 5.19% compared to Bridgford Foods' net margin of 0.61%. Mama's Creations' return on equity of 31.02% beat Bridgford Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mama's Creations	5.19%	31.02%	13.08%
Bridgford Foods	0.61%	1.11%	0.86%

Which has better earnings & valuation, MAMA or BRID?

Mama's Creations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgford Foods. Mama's Creations is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgford Foods, 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
Mama's Creations	$103.28M	2.72	$6.56M	$0.15	50.34
Bridgford Foods	$251.64M	0.35	$3.47M	$0.17	57.60

Do analysts rate MAMA or BRID?

Mama's Creations presently has a consensus price target of $9.38, suggesting a potential upside of 24.17%. Given Mama's Creations' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mama's Creations is more favorable than Bridgford Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mama's Creations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bridgford Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAMA or BRID?

Bridgford Foods received 115 more outperform votes than Mama's Creations when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.82% of users gave Mama's Creations an outperform vote while only 59.33% of users gave Bridgford Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mama's Creations	Outperform Votes 9 81.82%	Underperform Votes 2 18.18%
Bridgford Foods	Outperform Votes 124 59.33%	Underperform Votes 85 40.67%

Which has more risk and volatility, MAMA or BRID?

Mama's Creations has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.63, meaning that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mama's Creations beats Bridgford Foods on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.