BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR – Get Free Report) and Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for BellRing Brands and Barfresh Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BellRing Brands | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Barfresh Food Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
BellRing Brands presently has a consensus target price of $19.82, suggesting a potential upside of 156.26%. Given BellRing Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Barfresh Food Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares BellRing Brands and Barfresh Food Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BellRing Brands | $2.32 billion | 0.39 | $216.20 million | $1.42 | 5.45 |
| Barfresh Food Group | $14.21 million | 0.98 | -$2.69 million | ($0.23) | -3.70 |
BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Barfresh Food Group. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BellRing Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares BellRing Brands and Barfresh Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BellRing Brands | 7.28% | -33.04% | 15.63% |
| Barfresh Food Group | -17.88% | -295.15% | -30.31% |
Summary
BellRing Brands beats Barfresh Food Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BellRing Brands
BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
About Barfresh Food Group
Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
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