Head-To-Head Survey: Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) versus BRC (NYSE:BRCC)

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) and BRC (NYSE:BRCC) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Village Farms International has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRC has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Village Farms International and BRC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Village Farms International	18.57%	8.84%	6.30%
BRC	-2.17%	-14.55%	-4.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Village Farms International and BRC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Village Farms International	1	1	0	0	1.50
BRC	1	0	2	0	2.33

BRC has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 90.11%. Given BRC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BRC is more favorable than Village Farms International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Village Farms International and BRC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Village Farms International	$215.94 million	1.01	$32.44 million	$0.35	5.46
BRC	$398.26 million	0.82	-$11.91 million	($0.10)	-13.15

Village Farms International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BRC. BRC 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.2% of Village Farms International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of BRC shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Village Farms International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of BRC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Village Farms International beats BRC on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Village Farms International

Village Farms International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells greenhouse-grown tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers in North America. It operates through four segments: Produce, Cannabis-Canada, Cannabis-U.S., and Energy. The company also produces and supplies cannabis products to other licensed providers and provincial governments in Canada and internationally; develops and sells cannabinoid-based health and wellness products, including ingestible, edibles, and topical applications; and produces power. It markets and distributes its products under the Village Farms brand name to retail supermarkets and fresh food distribution companies, as well as products produced under exclusive and non-exclusive arrangements from greenhouse supply partners. The company was formerly known as Village Farms Canada Inc. and changed its name to Village Farms International, Inc. in December 2009. Village Farms International, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Delta, Canada.

About BRC

BRC Inc., through its subsidiaries, purchases, roasts, and sells coffee, coffee accessories, and branded apparel in the United States. The company also produces media content, as well as sells coffee brewing equipment, and outdoor and lifestyle gear. It supports active military, veterans, and first responders. The company offers its products through grocery, specialty stores, and other intermediaries; and company operated and franchised Black Rifle Coffee retail coffee shop locations, as well as through e-commerce. BRC Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.