Comparing Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) and Grupo Nutresa S. A. (OTCMKTS:GCHOY)

Grupo Nutresa S. A. (OTCMKTS:GCHOY) and Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Grupo Nutresa S. A. and Sow Good, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grupo Nutresa S. A.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00

Sow Good has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 684.75%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Grupo Nutresa S. A..

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Grupo Nutresa S. A. and Sow Good”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grupo Nutresa S. A.	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$782.98	0.02
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.57	-$3.06 million	$0.25	8.92

Grupo Nutresa S. A. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sow Good. Grupo Nutresa S. A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sow Good, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Grupo Nutresa S. A. and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grupo Nutresa S. A.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	-19.05%	-91.69%	-23.25%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Grupo Nutresa S. A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sow Good beats Grupo Nutresa S. A. on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grupo Nutresa S. A.

Grupo Nutresa S. A. operates in the food industry primarily in Colombia and Latin America. The company produces and sells cold cuts, matured meats, sausages, canned vegetables, ready-to-eat dishes, and mushrooms; and biscuits and crackers, as well as cookies comprising flavored, cream sandwiches, and wafers. It also produces and sells chocolate candies, chocolate drinks, milk modifiers, and cereal bars and nuts, as well as chocolate confectionary and hot chocolate; and instant cold beverages, teas, juices, coffee, pastas, snacks, edible oils, soups, and desserts, as well as roasted and ground, instant powdered, granulated, and lyophilized coffee, and coffee extracts and blends. In addition, the company offers ice cream products, including ice and milk-based ice pops, cones, pints, desserts, mini cups, and ice cream sandwiches; and healthy and functional foods. Further, it provides ice cream products, including popsicles, milk popsicles, cones, liters, desserts, cups, and ice cream cookies; and short, long, and egg pasta, as well as pasta with vegetables, fiber pasta, pasta with butter, and instant pasta. Additionally, the company offers prepared meats, pizza, yogurt, and hamburger products, as well as operates restaurants and ice cream parlors. Furthermore, it engages in commercial, distribution, and logistics operations services. Grupo Nutresa S. A. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Medellín, Colombia.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. produces and sells freeze-dried candy, snacks, smoothies, and granola in the United States. It markets its products through direct-to-consumer focused websites, as well as through the business-to-business sales channels. The company offers its products under the Sow Good and Sustain Us brands. The company was formerly known as Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Sow Good Inc. in January 2021. Sow Good Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Irving, Texas.