Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) vs. Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) Head-To-Head Contrast

Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) and Zevia PBC (NYSE:ZVIA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of Zevia PBC shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Zevia PBC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and Zevia PBC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barfresh Food Group	-29.00%	-194.66%	-79.63%
Zevia PBC	-12.58%	-35.52%	-23.13%

Volatility and Risk

Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Zevia PBC has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and Zevia PBC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barfresh Food Group	$10.72 million	4.59	-$2.83 million	($0.21)	-14.69
Zevia PBC	$155.05 million	1.54	-$20.00 million	($0.31)	-10.37

Barfresh Food Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zevia PBC. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zevia PBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Barfresh Food Group and Zevia PBC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barfresh Food Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Zevia PBC	0	2	0	0	2.00

Barfresh Food Group currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.87%. Zevia PBC has a consensus price target of $3.38, suggesting a potential upside of 4.98%. Given Barfresh Food Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barfresh Food Group is more favorable than Zevia PBC.

Summary

Barfresh Food Group beats Zevia PBC on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barfresh Food Group

Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Zevia PBC

Zevia PBC, a beverage company, develops, markets, sells, and distributes various carbonated beverages in the United States and Canada. It offers soda, energy drinks, organic tea, and kidz drinks. The company offers its products through a network of food, drug, warehouse club, mass, natural, convenience, and e-commerce channels, as well as grocery distributors and natural product stores and specialty outlets. It provides its products under the Zevia brand name. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Encino, California.