Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC – Get Free Report) and Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Pilgrim’s Pride has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Barfresh Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pilgrim’s Pride | 2.96% | 21.70% | 7.90% |
| Barfresh Food Group | -17.88% | -295.15% | -30.31% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pilgrim’s Pride and Barfresh Food Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pilgrim’s Pride | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Barfresh Food Group | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Pilgrim’s Pride currently has a consensus price target of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.75%. Given Pilgrim’s Pride’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pilgrim’s Pride is more favorable than Barfresh Food Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.6% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 82.2% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Barfresh Food Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pilgrim’s Pride | $18.50 billion | 0.36 | $1.08 billion | $2.30 | 12.23 |
| Barfresh Food Group | $14.21 million | 0.69 | -$2.69 million | ($0.23) | -2.62 |
Pilgrim’s Pride has higher revenue and earnings than Barfresh Food Group. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pilgrim’s Pride, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Pilgrim’s Pride beats Barfresh Food Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pilgrim’s Pride
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators. It operates through the following segments: U.S., U.K. and Europe, and Mexico. The company was founded by Lonnie A. Pilgrim and Aubrey Pilgrim on October 2, 1946, and is headquartered in Greeley, CO.
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.
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