Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS – Get Free Report) and Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Borealis Foods and Mama’s Creations”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Borealis Foods | $27.67 million | 1.11 | -$25.33 million | ($0.86) | -1.67 |
| Mama’s Creations | $171.71 million | 3.57 | $5.29 million | $0.12 | 125.63 |
Volatility and Risk
Borealis Foods has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Borealis Foods and Mama’s Creations, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Borealis Foods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Mama’s Creations | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
Mama’s Creations has a consensus target price of $18.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.71%. Given Mama’s Creations’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than Borealis Foods.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Borealis Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Borealis Foods and Mama’s Creations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Borealis Foods | -65.11% | N/A | -31.61% |
| Mama’s Creations | 3.06% | 15.31% | 8.85% |
Summary
Mama’s Creations beats Borealis Foods on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Borealis Foods
Borealis Foods Inc. operates as a food technology company that develops plant-based ready-to-eat meals. The company also developed ambient ready-to-eat high-protein meals for U.S. and global humanitarian food programs. Its products include Chef Woo, a plant based instant ramen meals that provides with 20 grams of plant-based complete protein; and Ramen Express, a vegetarian ramen noodles. The company distributes its products via retail partners across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe and also sells its products online. The company is based in Oakville, Canada.
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.
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