Head-To-Head Analysis: Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) vs. Z-Trim (OTCMKTS:FBER)

Nomad Foods (NYSE:NOMD) and Z-Trim (OTCMKTS:FBER) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Nomad Foods and Z-Trim, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomad Foods	1	2	3	0	2.33
Z-Trim	0	0	0	0	0.00

Nomad Foods currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.32%. Given Nomad Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nomad Foods is more favorable than Z-Trim.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nomad Foods and Z-Trim”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nomad Foods	$3.43 billion	0.43	$154.66 million	$1.03	10.34
Z-Trim	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Nomad Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Z-Trim.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.3% of Nomad Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 82.4% of Z-Trim shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Nomad Foods and Z-Trim’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomad Foods	4.43%	9.05%	3.61%
Z-Trim	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Nomad Foods beats Z-Trim on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nomad Foods

Nomad Foods Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of frozen food products in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company offers frozen fish products, including fish fingers, coated fish, and natural fish; ready-to-cook vegetable products, such as peas and spinach; and frozen poultry and meat products comprising nuggets, grills, and burgers. It also provides meal products that include ready-to-cook noodles, pasta, lasagna, pancakes, and other ready-made meals; ice creams, such as in-home and out-of-home ice creams; and other products consisting of soups, pizzas, bakery goods, and meat substitutes. The company sells its products to supermarkets and food retail chains primarily under the Birds Eye, Green Cuisine, iglo, Findus, Aunt Bessie's, Goodfella's, Frikom, Ledo, La Cocinera, and Belviva brand names. Nomad Foods Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Feltham, the United Kingdom.

About Z-Trim

Agritech Worldwide, Inc. does not have significant business operations. Previously, it developed products and processes that converted agricultural by-products into multi-functional ingredients for use in the food manufacturing and other industries. The company was formerly known as Z Trim Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Agritech Worldwide, Inc. in April 2016. Agritech Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in New York, New York.