Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) & Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) Financial Survey

Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) and Mission Produce (NASDAQ:AVO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.0% of Edible Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Mission Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Edible Garden shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.9% of Mission Produce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Edible Garden has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mission Produce has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Edible Garden and Mission Produce, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edible Garden	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mission Produce	0	2	3	1	2.83

Mission Produce has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.59%. Given Mission Produce’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mission Produce is more favorable than Edible Garden.

Profitability

This table compares Edible Garden and Mission Produce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edible Garden	-135.30%	-1,078.80%	-97.54%
Mission Produce	2.48%	8.24%	5.00%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Edible Garden and Mission Produce”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Edible Garden	$12.81 million	0.05	-$17.33 million	($129.11)	-0.01
Mission Produce	$1.39 billion	0.67	$37.70 million	$0.46	28.74

Mission Produce has higher revenue and earnings than Edible Garden. Edible Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mission Produce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Mission Produce beats Edible Garden on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.

About Mission Produce

Mission Produce, Inc. engages in the sourcing, farming, packaging, marketing, and distribution of avocados, mangoes, and blueberries to food retailers, distributors, and foodservice customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments, Marketing and Distribution; International Farming; and Blueberries. It also provides ripening, bagging, custom packing, logistical management, and quality assurance services. In addition, the company offers merchandising and promotional support, and insights on market trends, and training services. Mission Produce, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Oxnard, California.