Contrasting Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) & B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) and Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares B&G Foods and Barfresh Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B&G Foods	-4.00%	10.74%	1.55%
Barfresh Food Group	-17.88%	-295.15%	-30.31%

Risk & Volatility

B&G Foods has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.2% of B&G Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of B&G Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for B&G Foods and Barfresh Food Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B&G Foods	2	1	0	0	1.33
Barfresh Food Group	1	1	0	0	1.50

B&G Foods presently has a consensus target price of $3.62, suggesting a potential upside of 56.93%. Given B&G Foods’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe B&G Foods is more favorable than Barfresh Food Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares B&G Foods and Barfresh Food Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B&G Foods	$1.83 billion	0.10	-$43.26 million	($0.89)	-2.60
Barfresh Food Group	$14.21 million	0.63	-$2.69 million	($0.23)	-2.39

Barfresh Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B&G Foods. B&G Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barfresh Food Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of shelf-stable frozen food, and household products in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. It operates through the following segments: Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables, and Spices & Flavor Solutions. The Specialty segment includes, among others, the Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma’s, New York Style, Don Pepino, Sclafani, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Regina, TrueNorth, Static Guard, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit brands. The Meals segment focuses on the Ortega, Maple Grove Farms, Cream of Wheat, Las Palmas, Victoria, Mama Mary’s, Spring Tree, McCann’s, Carey’s and Vermont Maid brands. The Frozen & Vegetables segment consists of Green Giant and Le Sueur brands. The Spices & Flavor Solutions segment offers Dash, Spice Islands, Weber, Ac’cent, Tone’s, Trappey’s, Durkee and Wright’s brands. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, and wine vinegar. Its brands include Back to Nature, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Green Giant, Mrs. Dash, and Ortega. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

About Barfresh Food Group

Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.