Financial Analysis: Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT) vs. Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA)

Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) and Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT) 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 dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sadot Group has a beta of -1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 253% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mama’s Creations	3.53%	10.05%	7.12%
Sadot Group	N/A	N/A	-259.73%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mama’s Creations and Sadot Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mama’s Creations	$208.60 million	2.94	$5.29 million	$0.17	76.56
Sadot Group	$411,000.00	26.32	-$93.39 million	($385.00)	-0.02

Mama’s Creations has higher revenue and earnings than Sadot Group. Sadot Group 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Sadot Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Sadot Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Mama’s Creations and Sadot Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mama’s Creations	0	2	5	1	2.88
Sadot Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Mama’s Creations presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.67%. Given Mama’s Creations’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than Sadot Group.

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats Sadot Group on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Sadot Group

Sadot Group Inc. provides supply chain solutions that address growing food security challenges worldwide. The company is involved in the agri-commodity sourcing and trading operations for food/feed products, such as soybean meal, wheat, and corn; and farm operations, including producing grains and tree crops in Southern Africa. The company is also involved in the food service operations across the United States. The company was formerly known as Muscle Maker Inc. and changed its name to Sadot Group Inc. Sadot Group Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.