Calyxt (NASDAQ:CLXT) and Barfresh Food Group (OTCMKTS:BRFH) 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Calyxt and Barfresh Food Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Calyxt | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Barfresh Food Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Calyxt currently has a consensus target price of $9.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 78.46%. Given Calyxt's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Calyxt is more favorable than Barfresh Food Group.
Profitability
This table compares Calyxt and Barfresh Food Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Calyxt | -318.57% | -89.86% | -58.95% |
| Barfresh Food Group | -179.77% | -140.98% | -70.34% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
23.8% of Calyxt shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Calyxt shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.3% of Barfresh Food Group 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Calyxt and Barfresh Food Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Calyxt | $7.30 million | 26.62 | $-39,610,000.00 | ($1.21) | -4.32 |
| Barfresh Food Group | $4.31 million | 15.57 | $-5,590,000.00 | ($0.04) | -11.25 |
Barfresh Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calyxt. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calyxt, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Calyxt has a beta of 2.36, meaning that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barfresh Food Group has a beta of -0.31, meaning that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Calyxt beats Barfresh Food Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
