Head-To-Head Comparison: BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) versus Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO)

Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO) and BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Arko and BBB Foods”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arko	$8.97 billion	0.08	$34.37 million	$0.16	40.81
BBB Foods	$53.41 billion	0.06	-$17.30 million	N/A	N/A

Arko has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BBB Foods.

Profitability

This table compares Arko and BBB Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arko	0.27%	8.88%	0.66%
BBB Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.3% of Arko shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of BBB Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Arko shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Arko and BBB Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arko	0	2	0	0	2.00
BBB Foods	0	5	3	0	2.38

Arko currently has a consensus price target of $6.13, indicating a potential downside of 6.20%. BBB Foods has a consensus price target of $30.57, indicating a potential upside of 4.27%. Given BBB Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BBB Foods is more favorable than Arko.

Summary

Arko beats BBB Foods on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Arko

Arko Corp. operates convenience stores in the United States. It operates through Retail, Wholesale, Fleet Fueling, and GPMP segments. The Retail segment engages in the sale of fuel and merchandise to retail consumers. Its Wholesale segment supplies fuel to third-party dealers and consignment agents. The Fleet Fueling segment supplies fuel to proprietary and third-party cardlock, and issuance of proprietary fuel cards. Its GPMP segment supplies fuel to retail and wholesale segments. The company is based in Richmond, Virginia.

About BBB Foods

BBB Foods Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of grocery retail stores in Mexico. It offers household cleaning, personal hyenine, cosmetics and beauty, pharmacy, and general merchandise products, as well as jellies and desserts, foods and drinks, pet supplies, coffee, tea, chocolates, breads, dry and frozen foods, snacks and sweets, and toilet papers and napkins. The company also provides branded, private label, and spot products. It serves low-to-middle income households through online channels. BBB Foods Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.