VFF vs. LMNR, BRID, VGII, LEE, GROV, TUP, MLEC, BHIL, OXUS, and BRLS
Should you be buying Village Farms International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Village Farms International include Limoneira (LMNR), Bridgford Foods (BRID), Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (VGII), Lee Enterprises (LEE), Grove Collaborative (GROV), Tupperware Brands (TUP), Moolec Science (MLEC), Benson Hill (BHIL), Oxus Acquisition (OXUS), and Borealis Foods (BRLS). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.
Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) and Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
In the previous week, Limoneira had 1 more articles in the media than Village Farms International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Limoneira and 5 mentions for Village Farms International. Village Farms International's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Limoneira's score of 0.59 indicating that Limoneira is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Limoneira received 159 more outperform votes than Village Farms International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.82% of users gave Village Farms International an outperform vote while only 62.69% of users gave Limoneira an outperform vote.
Limoneira has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Village Farms International has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Limoneira has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Village Farms International. Limoneira is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Village Farms International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
64.4% of Limoneira shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Village Farms International shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Limoneira shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Village Farms International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Limoneira has a net margin of -5.40% compared to Limoneira's net margin of -11.13%. Village Farms International's return on equity of -1.16% beat Limoneira's return on equity.
Limoneira presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.59%. Village Farms International has a consensus target price of $1.82, suggesting a potential upside of 46.51%. Given Limoneira's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Village Farms International is more favorable than Limoneira.
Summary
Limoneira beats Village Farms International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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