BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF – Get Free Report) and United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares BranchOut Food and United Natural Foods”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BranchOut Food | $13.73 million | 4.69 | -$6.12 million | ($0.59) | -7.12 |
| United Natural Foods | $31.21 billion | 0.10 | -$118.00 million | ($0.66) | -77.36 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for BranchOut Food and United Natural Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BranchOut Food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| United Natural Foods | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
United Natural Foods has a consensus price target of $46.38, suggesting a potential downside of 9.17%. Given United Natural Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Natural Foods is more favorable than BranchOut Food.
Volatility and Risk
BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Natural Foods has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares BranchOut Food and United Natural Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BranchOut Food | -53.27% | -138.86% | -47.10% |
| United Natural Foods | -0.12% | 7.42% | 1.57% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of United Natural Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
United Natural Foods beats BranchOut Food on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BranchOut Food
BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.
About United Natural Foods
United Natural Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes natural, organic, specialty, produce, and conventional grocery and non-food products in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wholesale and Retail. The company offers grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, wellness and personal care items, and bulk and foodservice products. It also provides nuts, dried fruit, seeds, trail mixes, granola, natural and organic snack items, and confections under the Woodstock Farms Manufacturing name; organic, non-GMO project verified, and specialty food and non-food items under the Blue Marble brand name; pet food under the WILD HARVEST brand name; and various products under the ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY, SHOPPERS VALUE, Field Day, EQUALINE, CULINARY CIRCLE, and STONE RIDGE CREAMERY brand names. In addition, the company provides home, health and beauty care, and pharmacy products, as well as private label products through a network of Cub Foods and Shoppers retail grocery stores; and retail store support, pricing strategy, shelf and planogram management, advertising, couponing, ecommerce, consumer convenience, store design, equipment sourcing, electronic payments processing, network and data hosting, point-of-sale hardware and software, automation tools, sustainability, and administrative back-office solution services. Further, it offers consumer and trade marketing programs, and programs to support suppliers in understanding its markets. The company serves chains, independent retailers, and supernatural chains, as well as foodservice, ecommerce, conventional military business, and other sales customers. United Natural Foods, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
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