Head to Head Survey: BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) versus Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA)

BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) and Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BranchOut Food and Mama’s Creations”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BranchOut Food	$6.52 million	3.69	-$4.75 million	($0.65)	-3.14
Mama’s Creations	$123.33 million	3.48	$3.71 million	$0.11	96.36

Mama’s Creations has higher revenue and earnings than BranchOut Food. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mama’s Creations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Mama’s Creations 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for BranchOut Food and Mama’s Creations, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BranchOut Food	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mama’s Creations	0	2	3	1	2.83

Mama’s Creations has a consensus target price of $14.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.43%. Given Mama’s Creations’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than BranchOut Food.

Profitability

This table compares BranchOut Food and Mama’s Creations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BranchOut Food	-51.87%	-187.09%	-42.52%
Mama’s Creations	3.34%	17.41%	9.10%

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats BranchOut Food on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BranchOut Food

BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.

About Mama’s Creations

Mama’s Creations, Inc. engages in the marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of beef meatballs with sauce, turkey meatballs with sauce, beef meat loaf, sausage and peppers, chicken parmesan, and other similar meats and sauces. Its products include beef meatballs, turkey meatballs, stuffed meatballs, lasagna roll ups, retail ready meals, bulk deli, single-size pasta bowls, and packaged refrigerated products. Its brands include MamaMancini’s, Creative Salads, and The Olive Branch. The company was founded by Daniel Dougherty on July 22, 2009 and is headquartered in East Rutherford, NJ.