Reviewing Hilton Food Group (OTCMKTS:HLFGY) and Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG)

Hilton Food Group (OTCMKTS:HLFGY) and Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hilton Food Group and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hilton Food Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00

Sow Good has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 62.04%. Given Sow Good’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Hilton Food Group.

Profitability

This table compares Hilton Food Group and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hilton Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	-19.05%	-91.69%	-23.25%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hilton Food Group and Sow Good”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hilton Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	$41.61 million	2.63	-$3.06 million	($0.35)	-30.86

Hilton Food Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sow Good.

Summary

Sow Good beats Hilton Food Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food packing business. It offers beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, and vegan and vegetarian food, such as steak, roast, diced, mince, meatloaf, sausages, burgers, meatballs ribs, chops, bacon, gammon, schnitzel, pulled belly, rib rack, smoked loin, shanks, carcass, chicken kabab, chicken drumsticks, chicken tight, chicken wings, half chicken, duck leg, duck half, coated, salmon, white fish, shellfish, fish cakes, smoked salmon, strips, nuggets, pulled, and balls. The company also offers meals, that includes sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, hummus, salad, pizza, garlic bread, soup, ready meals, pasta sauce, meal kits, slow cooked, and ready to cook foods. The company supplies its products for international food retailers. It operates in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Australia, and New Zealand. Hilton Food Group plc was founded in 1994 and is based in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.

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.