Critical Review: Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) versus China Marine Food Group (OTCMKTS:CMFO)

China Marine Food Group (OTCMKTS:CMFO) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares China Marine Food Group and Beyond Meat”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Marine Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beyond Meat	$326.45 million	0.80	-$160.28 million	($2.28)	-1.50

China Marine Food Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beyond Meat.

Risk & Volatility

China Marine Food Group has a beta of -76.13, meaning that its stock price is 7,713% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for China Marine Food Group and Beyond Meat, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Marine Food Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Beyond Meat	2	1	0	0	1.33

Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Beyond Meat’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than China Marine Food Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Marine Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beyond Meat	-49.70%	N/A	-23.00%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of China Marine Food Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Beyond Meat beats China Marine Food Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.