Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) & Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) Head-To-Head Contrast

Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Above Food Ingredients shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.5% of Above Food Ingredients shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Hf Foods Group and Above Food Ingredients, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hf Foods Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
Above Food Ingredients	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hf Foods Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 167.18%. Given Hf Foods Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hf Foods Group is more favorable than Above Food Ingredients.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hf Foods Group and Above Food Ingredients”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hf Foods Group	$1.23 billion	0.11	-$48.51 million	($0.86)	-3.05
Above Food Ingredients	$294.84 million	0.27	-$39.49 million	N/A	N/A

Above Food Ingredients has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hf Foods Group.

Profitability

This table compares Hf Foods Group and Above Food Ingredients’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hf Foods Group	-3.71%	8.01%	3.33%
Above Food Ingredients	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Above Food Ingredients has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hf Foods Group beats Above Food Ingredients on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hf Foods Group

HF Foods Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes Asian specialty food, seafood, fresh produce, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to Asian and Chinese restaurants, and other foodservice customers in the United States. The company offers seafood, including lobsters, shrimp, crabs, scallops, and fish; Asian specialty food items, including noodles, rice, dried mushrooms and beans, sauces and seasonings, and spring rolls, as well as canned products, such as preserved vegetables, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts; and meat and poultry products, including beef, pork, chicken, and duck. It also provides fresh produce products, such as vegetables and fruits; commodities comprising oil, flour, sugar, and salt; and packaging and other items including take-out accessories. HF Foods Group Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Above Food Ingredients

Above Food Ingredients Inc., a regenerative ingredient company, produces vertically integrated supply chain products in Canada, the United States, Mexico, China, France, Turkey, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients, and Consumer Packaged Goods. The Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients segment engages in the provisioning of discrete genetics, origination, purchasing, grading, processing, and sale of regeneratively grown grain; and origination, purchase, and sale of bespoke ingredients products. The Consumer Packaged Goods segment formulates, manufactures, sells, distributes, and markets proprietary consumer product formulations in owned brands; and focuses on manufacturing and distribution for private-labeled retail owned brands. Above Food Ingredients Inc. is based in Regina, Canada.