Head-To-Head Review: BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) & Armanino Foods of Distinction (OTCMKTS:AMNF)

Armanino Foods of Distinction (OTCMKTS:AMNF) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Armanino Foods of Distinction and BellRing Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armanino Foods of Distinction	0	0	0	0	0.00
BellRing Brands	1	6	11	0	2.56

BellRing Brands has a consensus target price of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 44.72%. Given BellRing Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Armanino Foods of Distinction.

Profitability

This table compares Armanino Foods of Distinction and BellRing Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armanino Foods of Distinction	23.37%	48.23%	33.09%
BellRing Brands	9.33%	-95.87%	29.63%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Armanino Foods of Distinction and BellRing Brands”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Armanino Foods of Distinction	$69.40 million	4.52	$14.61 million	$0.55	18.33
BellRing Brands	$2.32 billion	1.62	$246.50 million	$1.68	17.77

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Armanino Foods of Distinction. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armanino Foods of Distinction, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Armanino Foods of Distinction has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Armanino Foods of Distinction shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of Armanino Foods of Distinction shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of BellRing Brands 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.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Armanino Foods of Distinction on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Armanino Foods of Distinction

Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc. produces and markets frozen food products in the United States. The company offers gourmet beef, Italian style beef and pork, and smoked turkey meatballs; grated parmesan and 3 cheese blend cheese; and various pesto, such as basil, artichoke, cilantro, dried tomato and garlic, roasted garlic, roasted red bell pepper, and southwest chipotle. It also provides frozen pasta, which includes beef cannelloni, cheese manicotti, cheese stuffed shells, cheese tortellini; pasta sheets, potato gnocchi, and tricolor cheese tortellini, as well as beef, butternut squash, four cheese, cheese and spinach, and wild mushroom ravioli; and various sauces, comprising creamy garlic, alfresco, Bolognese, chimichurri, harissa, and romesco. The company offers its products under the Armanino brand. It markets its products through a network of food brokers and sells to retail and foodservice distributors, club-type stores, and industrial accounts. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Hayward, California.

About BellRing Brands

BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.