Contrasting Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) and Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG)

Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Hf Foods Group and Mama’s Creations, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hf Foods Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
Mama’s Creations	0	1	4	1	3.00

Hf Foods Group currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 228.64%. Mama’s Creations has a consensus price target of $17.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.73%. Given Hf Foods Group’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hf Foods Group is more favorable than Mama’s Creations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hf Foods Group	-3.71%	8.01%	3.33%
Mama’s Creations	3.08%	16.72%	9.28%

Volatility and Risk

Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hf Foods Group and Mama’s Creations”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hf Foods Group	$1.23 billion	0.09	-$48.51 million	($0.86)	-2.48
Mama’s Creations	$151.31 million	3.85	$3.71 million	$0.11	130.36

Mama’s Creations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mama’s Creations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats Hf Foods Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hf Foods Group

HF Foods Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes Asian specialty food, seafood, fresh produce, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to Asian and Chinese restaurants, and other foodservice customers in the United States. The company offers seafood, including lobsters, shrimp, crabs, scallops, and fish; Asian specialty food items, including noodles, rice, dried mushrooms and beans, sauces and seasonings, and spring rolls, as well as canned products, such as preserved vegetables, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts; and meat and poultry products, including beef, pork, chicken, and duck. It also provides fresh produce products, such as vegetables and fruits; commodities comprising oil, flour, sugar, and salt; and packaging and other items including take-out accessories. HF Foods Group Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.