Analyzing Cuisine Solutions (OTCMKTS:CUSI) & Campbell’s (NASDAQ:CPB)

Campbell’s (NASDAQ:CPB) and Cuisine Solutions (OTCMKTS:CUSI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.4% of Campbell’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Campbell’s shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.1% of Cuisine Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Campbell’s and Cuisine Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Campbell’s	6	13	3	0	1.86
Cuisine Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Campbell’s presently has a consensus price target of $32.29, suggesting a potential upside of 11.63%. Given Campbell’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Campbell’s is more favorable than Cuisine Solutions.

Risk and Volatility

Campbell’s has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cuisine Solutions has a beta of -0.35, meaning that its share price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Campbell’s and Cuisine Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Campbell’s	5.69%	21.84%	5.62%
Cuisine Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Campbell’s and Cuisine Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Campbell’s	$10.25 billion	0.84	$602.00 million	$1.93	14.99
Cuisine Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Campbell’s has higher revenue and earnings than Cuisine Solutions.

Summary

Campbell’s beats Cuisine Solutions on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Campbell’s

The Campbell’s Company, formerly known as Campbell Soup Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. The Meals & Beverages segment engages in the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada. This segment provides Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; Campbell’s gravies, pasta, beans, and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell’s tomato juice; and snacking products in foodservice in Canada. The Snacks segment retails Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery, and frozen products, which include Goldfish crackers, Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory pretzel crisps, Pop Secret popcorn, and other snacking products. This segment is also involved in the retail business in Latin America. It sells its products through retail food chains, mass discounters and merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, drug stores, and dollar stores, as well as e-commerce and other retail, commercial, and non-commercial establishments, and independent contractor distributors. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

About Cuisine Solutions

Cuisine Solutions, Inc. produces and markets various food products in the United States. Its products include beef, lamb, pork and veal, pastas, poultry, sauces, seafood, and vegetarian meals. The company offers its products to foodservice, on board services, retail, military, and national restaurant chain industries. Cuisine Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is based in Sterling, Virginia.