Borealis Foods (BRLS) vs. Its Peers Critical Contrast

Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS) is one of 177 publicly-traded companies in the “Packaged Foods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Borealis Foods to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of shares of all “Packaged Foods” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Borealis Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Packaged Foods” companies are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Borealis Foods and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Borealis Foods	N/A	-$2.94 million	-19.05
Borealis Foods Competitors	$1.62 billion	$50.13 million	205.82

Borealis Foods’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Borealis Foods. Borealis Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Borealis Foods and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Borealis Foods	N/A	N/A	-12.25%
Borealis Foods Competitors	-32.26%	-256.57%	-11.99%

Volatility & Risk

Borealis Foods has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borealis Foods’ rivals have a beta of 0.77, indicating that their average stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Borealis Foods and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Borealis Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
Borealis Foods Competitors	488	2017	2633	42	2.43

As a group, “Packaged Foods” companies have a potential upside of 0.68%. Given Borealis Foods’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Borealis Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Borealis Foods rivals beat Borealis Foods on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Borealis Foods

Borealis Foods Inc. engages in the distribution of plant-based protein food products. Its products include Chef Woo, a high-protein instant ramen with 20 grams of plant-based complete protein; and Ramen Express, a vegetarian ramen noodles. The company is based in Oakville, Canada.