Analyzing Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) and Bunzl (OTCMKTS:BZLFY)

Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) and Bunzl (OTCMKTS:BZLFY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mama’s Creations and Bunzl”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mama’s Creations	$123.33 million	3.40	$3.71 million	$0.11	94.05
Bunzl	$15.05 billion	0.62	$640.23 million	N/A	N/A

Bunzl has higher revenue and earnings than Mama’s Creations.

Volatility & Risk

Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bunzl has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Mama’s Creations and Bunzl, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mama’s Creations	0	2	4	0	2.67
Bunzl	0	5	1	3	2.78

Mama’s Creations presently has a consensus target price of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.75%. Given Mama’s Creations’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than Bunzl.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Bunzl shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bunzl shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mama’s Creations	3.34%	17.41%	9.10%
Bunzl	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats Bunzl on 8 of the 13 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 Bunzl

Bunzl plc operates as a distribution and services company in the North America, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers food packaging, films, labels, cleaning and hygiene supplies, and personal protection equipment to grocery stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores. It also provides food packaging, disposable tableware, guest amenities, catering equipment, agricultural supplies, cleaning and hygiene products, and safety items to hotels, restaurants, contract caterers, food processors, commercial growers, and the leisure sector; and gloves, boots, hard hats, ear and eye protection, and other workwear, as well as cleaning and hygiene supplies, and asset protection products to industrial and construction, and ecommerce sectors. In addition, the company offers chemicals and hygiene paper to cleaning and facilities management companies, and industrial and public sector customers; gloves, masks, swabs, gowns, bandages, and other healthcare related equipment; and healthcare devices to hospitals, care homes, and other facilities serving the healthcare sector. Further, it provides packaging and other store supplies to retail chains, boutiques, department stores, home improvement chains, office supply companies, and related e-commerce sales channels. Bunzl plc was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.