Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP – Get Free Report) and JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and JBS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspire Veterinary Partners | -76.75% | -520.34% | -55.79% |
| JBS | 2.43% | 24.07% | 5.01% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
4.8% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of JBS shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspire Veterinary Partners | $15.56 million | 0.09 | -$14.26 million | ($2.20) | -0.02 |
| JBS | $77.18 billion | 0.21 | $1.77 billion | $1.84 | 7.85 |
JBS has higher revenue and earnings than Inspire Veterinary Partners. Inspire Veterinary Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Inspire Veterinary Partners has a beta of -0.49, indicating that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBS has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Inspire Veterinary Partners and JBS, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspire Veterinary Partners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| JBS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
JBS has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.97%. Given JBS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JBS is more favorable than Inspire Veterinary Partners.
Summary
JBS beats Inspire Veterinary Partners on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspire Veterinary Partners
Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. owns and operates veterinary hospitals in the United States. The company specializes in small animal general practice hospitals, which serve companion pets, canine, and feline breeds, including equine care. Its hospitals provide preventive care for companion animals consisting of annual health exams and parasite control; dental health; nutrition and body condition counseling; neurological examinations; radiology; bloodwork; and skin and coat health, and other breed specific preventive care services. It also offers surgical services, which include soft tissue procedures, such as spays and neuters, mass removals, splenectomies, gastropexies, orthopedic procedures, and other surgical offerings; and care and alternative procedures, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and other health and wellness services. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
About JBS
JBS S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the processing of animal protein worldwide. The company trades in beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It produces and commercializes leather, steel cans, plastic resin, personal care and cleaning products, and collagen, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products. In addition, it is involved in transportation, cold storage, industrial waste management solutions, recycling, and produces and commercializes electric power. Further, the company engages in the production and commercialization of raw ham and cooked ham; purchases and sells soybeans, tallow, palm oil, and caustic soda; and operates distribution centers and harbors. Additionally, it produces beef jerky; offers cattle fattening and warehousing services; operates logistics; and trades in by products from processing. The company was formerly known as Friboi Ltda. JBS S.A. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
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