Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) vs. BRF (NYSE:BRFS) Head-To-Head Comparison

Greencore Group (OTCMKTS:GNCGY) and BRF (NYSE:BRFS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Greencore Group has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRF has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Greencore Group and BRF”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greencore Group	$2.29 billion	0.72	$58.72 million	N/A	N/A
BRF	$11.38 billion	N/A	$595.74 million	$0.41	9.03

BRF has higher revenue and earnings than Greencore Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Greencore Group and BRF, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencore Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
BRF	0	2	0	1	2.67

BRF has a consensus price target of $13.75, indicating a potential upside of 271.22%. Given BRF’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BRF is more favorable than Greencore Group.

Dividends

Greencore Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. BRF pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. BRF pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.8% of BRF shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BRF shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Greencore Group and BRF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencore Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRF	6.29%	22.05%	6.08%

Summary

BRF beats Greencore Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greencore Group

Greencore Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells convenience food products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company offers sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled snacking, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings. It is also involved in the finance activities; pension funding; and property business. The company supplies its products to supermarkets, convenience and travel retail outlets, discounters, coffee shops, foodservice, and other retailers. Greencore Group plc was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About BRF

BRF S.A. raises, produces, and slaughters poultry and pork for processing, production, and sale of fresh meat, processed products, pasta, margarine, pet food, and other products. The company provides frozen whole and cut chicken, frozen pork, and turkey, and halal products for Islamic markets; processed foods, such as marinated, frozen, seasoned whole, and cut chicken, roosters, sausages, ham products, bologna, frankfurters, salamis, bacons, cold meats, and other smoked products; and hamburgers, steaks, breaded meat products, kibbeh, and meatballs, as well as chicken sausages, hot dogs, and chicken bologna. It produces and sells lasagna, macaroni and cheese, pies, ready-to-eat meals, pizzas, and other frozen foods; plant-based products, such as nuggets, pies, vegetables, and burgers; frozen desserts and cheese bread; margarine, butter, cream cheese, sweet specialties, sandwiches, and pate, as well as soy meal, refined soy flour, animal feed, pet food and hatcheries. The company sells its products under the Sadia, Perdigão, Qualy, Sadia Halal, Chester, BRF Ingredients, Kidelli, Perdix, Borella, Hilal, Balance, Onefoods, Banvit, Deline, Sadia Bio, Sadia Salamitos, Sadia Veg&Tal, Sadia Livre&Lev, Sadia Hot Pocket, Perdigão Ouro, Chester Perdigão, Perdigão NaBrasa, Claybom, Biofresh, Three Dogs, Three Cats, and Gran Plus brands. It serves supermarkets, wholesalers, retail and wholesale stores, restaurants, and other institutional buyers. The company provides consultancy, administrative, marketing, and logistics services; generates and commercializes electric energy; distributes nutrients for animals; veterinary activities; road freight; and imports, exports, industrializes, and commercializes of products, as well as real estate. The company was formerly known as BRF-Brasil Foods S.A. and changed its name to BRF S.A. in April 2013. BRF S.A. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. BRF S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Marfrig Global Foods S.A.