BRC (NYSE:BRCC – Get Free Report) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
16.3% of BRC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% of BRC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares BRC and John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BRC | -0.89% | -5.33% | -1.79% |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 5.27% | 16.51% | 9.81% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BRC | $398.26 million | 0.55 | -$11.91 million | ($0.30) | -29.30 |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | $1.18 billion | 0.72 | $61.93 million | $5.26 | 13.77 |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has higher revenue and earnings than BRC. BRC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John B. Sanfilippo & Son, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
BRC has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BRC and John B. Sanfilippo & Son, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BRC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.80 |
BRC presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 155.97%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.06%. Given BRC’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BRC is more favorable than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.
Summary
John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats BRC on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BRC
BRC Inc., through its subsidiaries, purchases, roasts, and sells coffee, coffee accessories, and branded apparel in the United States. The company also produces media content, as well as sells coffee brewing equipment, and outdoor and lifestyle gear. It supports active military, veterans, and first responders. The company offers its products through grocery, specialty stores, and other intermediaries; and company operated and franchised Black Rifle Coffee retail coffee shop locations, as well as through e-commerce. BRC Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About John B. Sanfilippo & Son
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.
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