Critical Survey: Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) and Aoxin Tianli Group (OTCMKTS:BIQIF)

Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) and Aoxin Tianli Group (OTCMKTS:BIQIF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Aoxin Tianli Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pilgrim’s Pride	$17.88 billion	0.60	$1.09 billion	$5.07	8.89
Aoxin Tianli Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pilgrim’s Pride has higher revenue and earnings than Aoxin Tianli Group.

Profitability

This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Aoxin Tianli Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pilgrim’s Pride	6.72%	36.95%	13.39%
Aoxin Tianli Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.6% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are held by institutional investors. 82.6% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Aoxin Tianli Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Pilgrim’s Pride and Aoxin Tianli Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pilgrim’s Pride	0	6	1	0	2.14
Aoxin Tianli Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pilgrim’s Pride presently has a consensus target price of $48.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.00%. Given Pilgrim’s Pride’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pilgrim’s Pride is more favorable than Aoxin Tianli Group.

Summary

Pilgrim’s Pride beats Aoxin Tianli Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pilgrim’s Pride

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators. It operates through the following segments: U.S., U.K. and Europe, and Mexico. The company was founded by Lonnie A. Pilgrim and Aubrey Pilgrim on October 2, 1946, and is headquartered in Greeley, CO.

About Aoxin Tianli Group

BIQI International Holding Corporation engages in the energy, health, and other investment activities. The company was formerly known as Renmin Tianli Group, Inc. and changed its name to BIQI International Holding Corporation in January 2019. BIQI International Holding Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China.