Head-To-Head Comparison: Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) versus B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Edible Garden and B&G Foods”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Edible Garden	$12.81 million	0.12	-$17.33 million	($1,994.47)	-0.00
B&G Foods	$1.83 billion	0.11	-$43.26 million	($0.89)	-2.86

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.0% of Edible Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of B&G Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Edible Garden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of B&G Foods shares are owned 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

Edible Garden has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&G Foods has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Edible Garden and B&G Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edible Garden	1	0	1	0	2.00
B&G Foods	2	1	0	0	1.33

Edible Garden presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3,847.37%. B&G Foods has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.17%. Given Edible Garden’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Edible Garden is more favorable than B&G Foods.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edible Garden	-122.09%	N/A	-78.65%
B&G Foods	-4.00%	10.74%	1.55%

About Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.

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.