Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) vs. Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) Head to Head Contrast

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Conagra Brands and Mama’s Creations”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conagra Brands	$11.61 billion	0.55	$1.15 billion	($0.10)	-134.35
Mama’s Creations	$171.71 million	3.42	$5.29 million	$0.12	120.42

Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Mama’s Creations. Conagra Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mama’s Creations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Conagra Brands and Mama’s Creations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conagra Brands	-0.39%	10.15%	4.28%
Mama’s Creations	3.06%	15.31%	8.85%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Conagra Brands and Mama’s Creations, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conagra Brands	5	12	1	0	1.78
Mama’s Creations	0	1	5	0	2.83

Conagra Brands currently has a consensus target price of $15.80, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Mama’s Creations has a consensus target price of $18.80, suggesting a potential upside of 30.10%. Given Mama’s Creations’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than Conagra Brands.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Conagra Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Mama’s Creations shares are held 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.

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats Conagra Brands on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, Angie's, BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Mama’s Creations

Mama’s Creations, Inc. engages in the marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of beef meatballs with sauce, turkey meatballs with sauce, beef meat loaf, sausage and peppers, chicken parmesan, and other similar meats and sauces. Its products include beef meatballs, turkey meatballs, stuffed meatballs, lasagna roll ups, retail ready meals, bulk deli, single-size pasta bowls, and packaged refrigerated products. Its brands include MamaMancini’s, Creative Salads, and The Olive Branch. The company was founded by Daniel Dougherty on July 22, 2009 and is headquartered in East Rutherford, NJ.