B&G Foods (BGS) Competitors

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) and B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Is THS or BGS more profitable?

TreeHouse Foods has a net margin of -0.72% compared to B&G Foods' net margin of -1.34%. B&G Foods' return on equity of 6.97% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TreeHouse Foods	-0.72%	5.94%	2.38%
B&G Foods	-1.34%	6.97%	1.61%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, THS or BGS?

TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than B&G Foods. TreeHouse Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B&G 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
TreeHouse Foods	$3.36B	0.52	$53.10M	-$0.47	-73.06
B&G Foods	$2.06B	0.26	-$66.20M	-$0.34	-19.65

Do insiders & institutionals believe in THS or BGS?

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of B&G Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of B&G Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, THS or BGS?

TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&G Foods has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor THS or BGS?

In the previous week, B&G Foods had 7 more articles in the media than TreeHouse Foods. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for B&G Foods and 4 mentions for TreeHouse Foods. TreeHouse Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat B&G Foods' score of 0.06 indicating that TreeHouse Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TreeHouse Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
B&G Foods	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend THS or BGS?

TreeHouse Foods currently has a consensus price target of $34.20, suggesting a potential downside of 0.41%. B&G Foods has a consensus price target of $8.30, suggesting a potential upside of 24.25%. Given B&G Foods' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B&G Foods is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
B&G Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THS or BGS?

TreeHouse Foods received 135 more outperform votes than B&G Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.85% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 53.88% of users gave B&G Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 64.85%	Underperform Votes 265 35.15%
B&G Foods	Outperform Votes 354 53.88%	Underperform Votes 303 46.12%

Summary

TreeHouse Foods beats B&G Foods on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.