John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS – Get Free Report) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and BellRing Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 6.15% | 19.54% | 11.71% |
| BellRing Brands | 7.88% | -64.79% | 25.12% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and BellRing Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | $1.11 billion | 0.83 | $58.93 million | $5.99 | 13.12 |
| BellRing Brands | $2.32 billion | 1.01 | $216.20 million | $1.45 | 13.50 |
BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BellRing Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and BellRing Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| BellRing Brands | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2.53 |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son presently has a consensus price target of $109.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.66%. BellRing Brands has a consensus price target of $38.88, indicating a potential upside of 98.65%. Given BellRing Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BellRing Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BellRing Brands beats John B. Sanfilippo & Son on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About John B. Sanfilippo & Son
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.
About BellRing Brands
BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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