Contrasting JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) & China Marine Food Group (OTCMKTS:CMFO)

JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) and China Marine Food Group (OTCMKTS:CMFO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of JBS shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of China Marine Food Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

JBS has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Marine Food Group has a beta of -76.13, indicating that its share price is 7,713% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for JBS and China Marine Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBS	0	0	2	1	3.33
China Marine Food Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares JBS and China Marine Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBS	2.46%	21.85%	4.68%
China Marine Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JBS and China Marine Food Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBS	$77.18 billion	0.21	$1.77 billion	$1.76	8.20
China Marine Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

JBS has higher revenue and earnings than China Marine Food Group.

Summary

JBS beats China Marine Food Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JBS

JBS S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the processing of animal protein worldwide. The company trades in beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It produces and commercializes leather, steel cans, plastic resin, personal care and cleaning products, and collagen, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products. In addition, it is involved in transportation, cold storage, industrial waste management solutions, recycling, and produces and commercializes electric power. Further, the company engages in the production and commercialization of raw ham and cooked ham; purchases and sells soybeans, tallow, palm oil, and caustic soda; and operates distribution centers and harbors. Additionally, it produces beef jerky; offers cattle fattening and warehousing services; operates logistics; and trades in by products from processing. The company was formerly known as Friboi Ltda. JBS S.A. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About China Marine Food Group

China Marine Food Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the processing, distribution, and sale of processed seafood products and algae-based beverage products primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company offers dried processed seafood products, such as roasted squid, roasted file fish, roasted prawns, shredded roasted squid, barbecued squid, sliced barbecued squid, sliced roasted octopus, spicy sliced octopus, spicy baby squid, spicy sliced squid, and spicy squid head products. China Marine Food Group Limited sells its dried and flavored seafood-based snack foods under the Mingxiang brand; and algae-based beverage products under the Hi-Power brand. The company also sells fresh and frozen marine catch, including Squid (Loligo bleekeri) and horse mackerel. China Marine Food Group Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Shishi, the People's Republic of China.