John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) and Danone (OTCMKTS:DANOY) Financial Contrast

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) and Danone (OTCMKTS:DANOY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Danone”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.11 billion	0.84	$58.93 million	$5.99	13.30
Danone	$30.86 billion	1.67	$2.06 billion	N/A	N/A

Danone has higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.

Profitability

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Danone’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	5.76%	18.11%	10.88%
Danone	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Danone pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Risk and Volatility

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danone has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Danone shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Danone shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Danone, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	0	2	1	0	2.33
Danone	1	2	2	1	2.50

John B. Sanfilippo & Son currently has a consensus price target of $109.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.85%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than Danone.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.

About Danone

Danone S.A. operates in the food and beverage industry in Europe, Ukraine, North America, China, North Asia, the Oceania, Latin America, rest of Asia, Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The company operates through Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Specialized Nutrition, and Waters segments. It produces and distributes yogurts, dairy products, coffee creamers and drinks, beverages, plant-based products, ice creams, frozen desserts, and cheese products under the Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, Danone, Light & Fit, Oikos, YoPRO, International Delight, SToK, Silk, Follow Your Heart, and So Delicious. The company also provides specialized nutrition, including formulas and complementary feeding for babies and young children; and special medical purposes food for children and adults under the Aptamil, Nutrilon, Gallia, Cow & Gate, Bebelac, and Blédina brands. In addition, it offers tube feeding products under the Nutrison name; and oral nutritional supplements under the Fortimel and NutriDrink names. Further, the company provides mineral waters from natural sources, waters infused with natural fruit extracts, fruit juices, and vitamins under the evian, Volvic, AQUA, Mizone, Bonafont, Salus, Hayat, Sirma, Font Vella, Lanjarón, and Zywiec Zdroj brands. It distributes its products through retail chains and traditional market outlets; convenience stores; hotels, restaurants, and coffee outlets; hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies; and e-commerce channels. The company was formerly known as Groupe Danone and changed its name to Danone S.A. in April 2009. Danone S.A. was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Paris, France.