Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) vs. Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) Financial Survey

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Conagra Brands and Sow Good, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conagra Brands	0	9	1	0	2.10
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00

Conagra Brands presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. Sow Good has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. Given Conagra Brands’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Sow Good.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Conagra Brands and Sow Good’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conagra Brands	$12.12 billion	1.12	$683.60 million	$1.99	14.28
Sow Good	$16.07 million	12.63	-$3.06 million	($0.35)	-57.20

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Conagra Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.3% of Sow Good shares are owned 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conagra Brands	7.86%	14.25%	5.81%
Sow Good	-4.21%	-19.26%	-6.42%

Volatility & Risk

Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Conagra Brands beats Sow Good on 9 of the 14 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 Sow Good

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.