Head to Head Analysis: CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) & B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) and CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for B&G Foods and CIMG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B&G Foods	2	4	0	0	1.67
CIMG	1	0	0	0	1.00

B&G Foods presently has a consensus price target of $4.38, suggesting a potential downside of 16.11%. Given B&G Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe B&G Foods is more favorable than CIMG.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares B&G Foods and CIMG”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B&G Foods	$1.84 billion	0.23	-$251.25 million	($3.16)	-1.65
CIMG	$1.93 million	2.80	-$8.97 million	($4.00)	-0.14

CIMG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B&G Foods. B&G Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CIMG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares B&G Foods and CIMG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B&G Foods	-13.61%	8.50%	1.44%
CIMG	N/A	-189.87%	-113.08%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.2% of B&G Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of CIMG shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of B&G Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CIMG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

B&G Foods has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIMG has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B&G Foods beats CIMG on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of shelf-stable frozen food, and household products in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. It operates through the following segments: Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables, and Spices & Flavor Solutions. The Specialty segment includes, among others, the Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma’s, New York Style, Don Pepino, Sclafani, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Regina, TrueNorth, Static Guard, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit brands. The Meals segment focuses on the Ortega, Maple Grove Farms, Cream of Wheat, Las Palmas, Victoria, Mama Mary’s, Spring Tree, McCann’s, Carey’s and Vermont Maid brands. The Frozen & Vegetables segment consists of Green Giant and Le Sueur brands. The Spices & Flavor Solutions segment offers Dash, Spice Islands, Weber, Ac’cent, Tone’s, Trappey’s, Durkee and Wright’s brands. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, and wine vinegar. Its brands include Back to Nature, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Green Giant, Mrs. Dash, and Ortega. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

About CIMG

CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.