Comparing Sow Good (SOWG) and The Competition

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Food & kindred products” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Sow Good to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sow Good and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$16.07 million	-$3.06 million	-58.94
Sow Good Competitors	$7.29 billion	$662.56 million	1.65

Sow Good’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good. Sow Good is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	-4.21%	-19.26%	-6.42%
Sow Good Competitors	-30.58%	-48.85%	-12.27%

Risk & Volatility

Sow Good has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sow Good and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00
Sow Good Competitors	323	1313	1518	31	2.39

Sow Good currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. As a group, “Food & kindred products” companies have a potential upside of 22.67%. Given Sow Good’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sow Good has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Sow Good beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Sow Good Company Profile

Sow Good Inc. is engaged in producing nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry. Sow Good Inc., formerly known as Black Ridge Oil and Gas Inc., is based in IRVING, Texas.