BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF – Get Free Report) and US Foods (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares BranchOut Food and US Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BranchOut Food | -49.75% | -150.04% | -40.76% |
| US Foods | 1.43% | 17.71% | 5.88% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of BranchOut Food shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of US Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares BranchOut Food and US Foods”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BranchOut Food | $6.52 million | 6.10 | -$4.75 million | ($0.60) | -5.37 |
| US Foods | $37.88 billion | 0.45 | $494.00 million | $2.40 | 31.83 |
US Foods has higher revenue and earnings than BranchOut Food. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for BranchOut Food and US Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BranchOut Food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| US Foods | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3.08 |
US Foods has a consensus target price of $82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.34%. Given US Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe US Foods is more favorable than BranchOut Food.
Summary
US Foods beats BranchOut Food on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BranchOut Food
BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.
About US Foods
US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
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