Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) vs. Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA) Financial Comparison

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Conagra Brands and Nocera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conagra Brands	7.42%	11.72%	4.95%
Nocera	-24.59%	-81.74%	-69.13%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Conagra Brands and Nocera, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conagra Brands	3	10	1	0	1.86
Nocera	1	0	0	0	1.00

Conagra Brands currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.77%. Given Conagra Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Nocera.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Conagra Brands and Nocera”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conagra Brands	$11.61 billion	0.70	$1.15 billion	$1.76	9.71
Nocera	$17.01 million	0.78	-$2.35 million	($0.24)	-3.83

Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Nocera. Nocera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conagra Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Nocera shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Nocera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Conagra Brands has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nocera has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Conagra Brands beats Nocera on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, Angie's, BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Nocera

Nocera, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and produces recirculating aquaculture systems for fish farms in Taiwan. The company also offers consulting, technology transfer, and aquaculture project management services to new and existing aquaculture management business services. In addition, the company sells signature seafood porridge bowl through its flagship bento box store. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.