Comparing Meat-Tech 3D (OTCMKTS:MTTCF) & Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC)

Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) and Meat-Tech 3D (OTCMKTS:MTTCF) are both 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.

Insider and 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. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Meat-Tech 3D”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	$17.98 billion	0.59	$1.09 billion	$5.07	8.86
Meat-Tech 3D	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pilgrim’s Pride has higher revenue and earnings than Meat-Tech 3D.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pilgrim’s Pride and Meat-Tech 3D, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pilgrim’s Pride	0	6	1	0	2.14
Meat-Tech 3D	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pilgrim’s Pride presently has a consensus price target of $48.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.29%. Given Pilgrim’s Pride’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pilgrim’s Pride is more favorable than Meat-Tech 3D.

Profitability

This table compares Pilgrim’s Pride and Meat-Tech 3D’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%
Meat-Tech 3D	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Pilgrim’s Pride beats Meat-Tech 3D 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 Meat-Tech 3D

Steakholder Foods Ltd., a deep-tech food company, develops cultivated meat production technologies in Israel. The company develops alternative protein manufacturing machines, including three-dimensional printers to produce meat, fish, and seafood analogs; and hybrid cultivated meat technologies to be integrated into production processes, as well as hybrid meat blends, cell lines, growth media, and bioreactors. It also offers premix blends as a plant-based alternative for meat and seafood under the SHMeat and SHFish brand names. In addition, the company provides consulting and implementation services. It serves food processing and retail companies; and cultivated meat producers. Steakholder Foods Ltd. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.