Contrasting Kaya (OTCMKTS:KAYS) & Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

Kaya (OTCMKTS:KAYS) and Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kaya and Sow Good”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaya	$10,000.00	141.34	-$2.08 million	($0.16)	-0.21
Sow Good	$31.99 million	0.04	-$40.64 million	($28.34)	-0.05

Kaya has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sow Good. Kaya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sow Good, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Kaya and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaya	-44,929.98%	N/A	-5,461.05%
Sow Good	-300.71%	-45.33%	-26.05%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Kaya shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kaya and Sow Good, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaya	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sow Good	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk & Volatility

Kaya has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sow Good beats Kaya on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kaya

Kaya Holdings, Inc., a vertically integrated legal cannabis enterprise, engages in the operation of psychedelic treatment clinics and medical cannabis dispensaries primarily in the United States. It offers a range of cannabis products, including flower, oils, vape cartridges and cannabis infused confections, baked goods, and beverages. The company also operates retail outlets under the Kaya Shack brand name, as well as offers strain specific cannabis cigarettes under the Kaya Buddies name, and strains of cannabis under the Kaya Farms name. In addition, it is involved in the development of a psychedelic treatment center under The Sacred Mushroom name, that provides its guests access to psilocybin treatments, located in Portland, Oregon. The company was formerly known as Alternative Fuels America, Inc. and changed its name to Kaya Holdings, Inc. in April 2015. Kaya Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. is engaged in producing nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry. Sow Good Inc., formerly known as Black Ridge Oil and Gas Inc., is based in IRVING, Texas.