Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID – Get Free Report) and George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Bridgford Foods and George Weston’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bridgford Foods | -5.60% | -11.02% | -8.77% |
| George Weston | 1.71% | 13.76% | 3.42% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Bridgford Foods and George Weston, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bridgford Foods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| George Weston | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bridgford Foods | $230.99 million | 0.31 | -$13.36 million | ($1.44) | -5.42 |
| George Weston | $46.17 billion | 0.57 | $817.33 million | $2.02 | 34.57 |
George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgford Foods. Bridgford Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than George Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
George Weston beats Bridgford Foods on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bridgford Foods
Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products, as well as ready to eat sandwiches and non-refrigerated snack food products. It provides frozen food products to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, mass merchandise, and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Bridgford Foods Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Bridgford Industries Incorporated.
About George Weston
George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. This segment also offers credit card and other banking services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, manages, and develops retail commercial and residential properties, leased to necessity-based tenants, industrial, and mixed-use and residential assets. It markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President’s Choice Bank, no name, Farmer’s Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.
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