Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF – Get Free Report) and Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO – 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 valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Village Farms International and Flowers Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Village Farms International | 9.85% | 7.62% | 5.48% |
| Flowers Foods | 1.06% | 14.91% | 4.72% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Village Farms International and Flowers Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Village Farms International | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Flowers Foods | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Village Farms International and Flowers Foods”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Village Farms International | $215.94 million | 1.61 | $32.44 million | $0.17 | 16.71 |
| Flowers Foods | $5.26 billion | 0.22 | $83.82 million | $0.26 | 21.44 |
Flowers Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Village Farms International. Village Farms International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowers Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
12.1% of Village Farms International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Flowers Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Village Farms International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Flowers Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Village Farms International has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flowers Foods has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Flowers Foods beats Village Farms International on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Village Farms International
Village Farms International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells greenhouse-grown tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers in North America. It operates through four segments: Produce, Cannabis-Canada, Cannabis-U.S., and Energy. The company also produces and supplies cannabis products to other licensed providers and provincial governments in Canada and internationally; develops and sells cannabinoid-based health and wellness products, including ingestible, edibles, and topical applications; and produces power. It markets and distributes its products under the Village Farms brand name to retail supermarkets and fresh food distribution companies, as well as products produced under exclusive and non-exclusive arrangements from greenhouse supply partners. The company was formerly known as Village Farms Canada Inc. and changed its name to Village Farms International, Inc. in December 2009. Village Farms International, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Delta, Canada.
About Flowers Foods
Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery food products in the United States. Its principal products include fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack items, bagels, English muffins, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake brand names. The company distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates bakeries. Its customers include national and regional restaurants, institutions and foodservice distributors, and retail in-store bakeries; wholesale distributors; mass merchandisers, supermarkets, vending outlets, and convenience stores; quick-serve chains, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies; and public health care, military commissaries, and prisons, and other governmental institutions. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.
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