Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF) Competitors

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RMCF vs. BRID, BOF, WYHG, BRFH, and BRLS

Should you buy Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory include Bridgford Foods (BRID), BranchOut Food (BOF), Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (WYHG), Barfresh Food Group (BRFH), and Borealis Foods (BRLS). These companies are all part of the "food products" industry.

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Bridgford Foods?

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) and Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory had 3 more articles in the media than Bridgford Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and 0 mentions for Bridgford Foods. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Bridgford Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	Neutral
Bridgford Foods	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Bridgford Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

50.3% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgford Foods. Bridgford Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, 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
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	$29.58M	0.61	-$6.12M	-$0.52	N/A
Bridgford Foods	$230.99M	0.30	-$13.36M	-$1.44	N/A

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% less volatile than the broader market.

Bridgford Foods has a net margin of -5.60% compared to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's net margin of -13.62%. Bridgford Foods' return on equity of -11.02% beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	-13.62%	-62.48%	-19.16%
Bridgford Foods	-5.60%	-11.02%	-8.77%

Summary

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory beats Bridgford Foods on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to BranchOut Food?

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
BranchOut Food	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a net margin of -13.62% compared to BranchOut Food's net margin of -53.27%. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's return on equity of -62.48% beat BranchOut Food's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	-13.62%	-62.48%	-19.16%
BranchOut Food	-53.27%	-138.86%	-47.10%

50.3% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of BranchOut Food shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BranchOut Food had 1 more articles in the media than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BranchOut Food and 3 mentions for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. BranchOut Food's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's score of 0.32 indicating that BranchOut Food is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BranchOut Food	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, 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
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	$29.58M	0.61	-$6.12M	-$0.52	N/A
BranchOut Food	$13.73M	3.66	-$6.12M	-$0.59	N/A

Summary

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory beats BranchOut Food on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Wing Yip Food Holdings Group?

Wing Yip Food Holdings Group (NASDAQ:WYHG) and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Wing Yip Food Holdings Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wing Yip Food Holdings Group	$135.19M	0.33	$7.91M	N/A	N/A
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	$29.58M	0.61	-$6.12M	-$0.52	N/A

Wing Yip Food Holdings Group has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wing Yip Food Holdings Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Wing Yip Food Holdings Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's net margin of -13.62%. Wing Yip Food Holdings Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wing Yip Food Holdings Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	-13.62%	-62.48%	-19.16%

In the previous week, Wing Yip Food Holdings Group and Wing Yip Food Holdings Group both had 3 articles in the media. Wing Yip Food Holdings Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's score of 0.32 indicating that Wing Yip Food Holdings Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wing Yip Food Holdings Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

50.3% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are owned 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.

Summary

Wing Yip Food Holdings Group beats Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Barfresh Food Group?

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) and Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

50.3% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a net margin of -13.62% compared to Barfresh Food Group's net margin of -15.34%. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's return on equity of -62.48% beat Barfresh Food Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	-13.62%	-62.48%	-19.16%
Barfresh Food Group	-15.34%	-148.74%	-27.14%

Barfresh Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, 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
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	$29.58M	0.61	-$6.12M	-$0.52	N/A
Barfresh Food Group	$14.21M	2.65	-$2.69M	-$0.17	N/A

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Barfresh Food Group had 9 more articles in the media than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Barfresh Food Group and 3 mentions for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Barfresh Food Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's score of 0.32 indicating that Barfresh Food Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Barfresh Food Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Barfresh Food Group has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 156.74%. Given Barfresh Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barfresh Food Group is more favorable than Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Barfresh Food Group	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

Barfresh Food Group beats Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Borealis Foods?

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ:RMCF) and Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

50.3% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Borealis Foods shares are held by 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.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a net margin of -13.62% compared to Borealis Foods' net margin of -65.11%. Borealis Foods' return on equity of 0.00% beat Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	-13.62%	-62.48%	-19.16%
Borealis Foods	-65.11%	N/A	-31.61%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Borealis Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Borealis Foods has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Borealis Foods. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Borealis 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
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	$29.58M	0.61	-$6.12M	-$0.52	N/A
Borealis Foods	$27.67M	1.11	-$25.33M	-$0.86	N/A

In the previous week, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory had 1 more articles in the media than Borealis Foods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and 2 mentions for Borealis Foods. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Borealis Foods' score of 0.00 indicating that Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Borealis Foods	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory beats Borealis Foods on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RMCF vs. The Competition

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Metric	Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$17.97M	$11.16B	$27.22B	$12.27B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.78%	178.46%	5.36%
P/E Ratio	-3.70	26.53	17.09	25.45
Price / Sales	0.61	1.61	2.20	73.05
Price / Cash	N/A	14.60	14.67	55.00
Price / Book	2.12	4.30	5.17	7.01
Net Income	-$6.12M	$392.93M	$957.86M	$335.03M
7 Day Performance	-24.80%	2.84%	2.04%	-0.43%
1 Month Performance	-9.62%	-0.95%	-4.62%	0.99%
1 Year Performance	60.42%	-7.99%	1.61%	34.43%

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RMCF Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory	1.0763 of 5 stars	$1.92 -4.5%	N/A	+73.3%	$17.91M	$29.58M	N/A	160	Upcoming Earnings
BRID Bridgford Foods	0.6171 of 5 stars	$7.85 -0.4%	N/A	+4.5%	$71.53M	$230.99M	N/A	700	Gap Down
BOF BranchOut Food	1.2366 of 5 stars	$3.26 +0.6%	N/A	+47.8%	$49.70M	$13.73M	N/A	4	Earnings Report Gap Up
WYHG Wing Yip Food Holdings Group	1.1619 of 5 stars	$0.80 -2.4%	N/A	-33.4%	$41.11M	$135.19M	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
BRFH Barfresh Food Group	2.741 of 5 stars	$2.34 -5.3%	$6.00 +156.4%	-3.7%	$39.87M	$14.21M	N/A	10	News Coverage Earnings Report Gap Up

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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF) Competitors

RMCF vs. BRID, BOF, WYHG, BRFH, and BRLS

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Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF) Competitors

RMCF vs. BRID, BOF, WYHG, BRFH, and BRLS

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Bridgford Foods?

Does the media refer more to RMCF or BRID?

Do analysts recommend RMCF or BRID?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RMCF or BRID?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RMCF or BRID?

Which has more risk & volatility, RMCF or BRID?

Is RMCF or BRID more profitable?

Summary

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to BranchOut Food?

Do analysts recommend RMCF or BOF?

Which has more volatility and risk, RMCF or BOF?

Is RMCF or BOF more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RMCF or BOF?

Does the media prefer RMCF or BOF?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RMCF or BOF?

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How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Wing Yip Food Holdings Group?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WYHG or RMCF?

Which has more risk and volatility, WYHG or RMCF?

Do analysts prefer WYHG or RMCF?

Is WYHG or RMCF more profitable?

Does the media refer more to WYHG or RMCF?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WYHG or RMCF?

Summary

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Barfresh Food Group?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RMCF or BRFH?

Is RMCF or BRFH more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, RMCF or BRFH?

Which has more risk & volatility, RMCF or BRFH?

Does the media refer more to RMCF or BRFH?

Do analysts prefer RMCF or BRFH?

Summary

How does Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compare to Borealis Foods?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RMCF or BRLS?

Is RMCF or BRLS more profitable?

Do analysts prefer RMCF or BRLS?

Which has more risk and volatility, RMCF or BRLS?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RMCF or BRLS?

Does the media refer more to RMCF or BRLS?

Summary

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