Head to Head Analysis: BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) & Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BranchOut Food and Beyond Meat’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BranchOut Food	$2.83 million	2.15	-$3.93 million	($1.40)	-1.02
Beyond Meat	$343.38 million	1.23	-$338.14 million	($5.16)	-1.26

BranchOut Food has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BranchOut Food, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BranchOut Food	-100.10%	-143.59%	-110.86%
Beyond Meat	-102.06%	N/A	-27.04%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of BranchOut Food shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Beyond Meat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BranchOut Food and Beyond Meat, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BranchOut Food	0	0	0	0	N/A
Beyond Meat	6	3	0	0	1.33

Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $5.56, suggesting a potential downside of 14.55%. Given Beyond Meat’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than BranchOut Food.

Summary

BranchOut Food beats Beyond Meat on 6 of the 11 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 Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.