Head-To-Head Comparison: Very Good Food (OTCMKTS:VRYYF) versus Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP)

Very Good Food (OTCMKTS:VRYYF) and Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Very Good Food and Fresh Del Monte Produce, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Very Good Food	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fresh Del Monte Produce	0	1	0	0	2.00

Given Very Good Food’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Very Good Food is more favorable than Fresh Del Monte Produce.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Very Good Food and Fresh Del Monte Produce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Very Good Food	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fresh Del Monte Produce	1.63%	7.61%	4.89%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Very Good Food and Fresh Del Monte Produce”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Very Good Food	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fresh Del Monte Produce	$4.27 billion	0.34	$90.70 million	$1.45	20.97

Fresh Del Monte Produce has higher revenue and earnings than Very Good Food.

Summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce beats Very Good Food on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Very Good Food

The Very Good Food Company Inc., a plant-based food technology company, designs, develops, produces, distributes, and sells various plant-based meats and other food alternatives in Canada and the United States. It offers its products through its wholesale and e-commerce stores, and public markets, as well as the Butcher Shop & Restaurant under The Very Good Butchers brand. The company was formerly known as The Very Good Butchers Inc. and changed its name to The Very Good Food Company Inc. in October 2019. The Very Good Food Company Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Fresh Del Monte Produce

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Fresh and Value-Added Products, Banana, and Other Products and Services. The company offers pineapples, fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables, melons, and vegetables; non-tropical fruits, such as grapes, apples, citrus, blueberries, strawberries, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and kiwis; other fruit and vegetables, and avocados; and prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, other beverages, and meals and snacks. It also engages in the sale of poultry and meat products; and third-party freight services business. The company offers its products under the Del Monte brand, as well as under other brands, such as UTC, Rosy, Just Juice, Fruitini, Pinkglow, Del Monte Zero, Honeyglow, Rubyglow, Honey Miniglow, Bananinis, Mann, Mann’s Logo, Arcadian Harvest, Nourish Bowls, Broccolini, Caulilini, Better Burger Leaf, Romaleaf, and other regional brands. It markets and distributes its products to retail stores, club stores, convenience stores, wholesalers, distributors, and foodservice operators. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. was founded in 1886 and is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.