Reviewing JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) & Steakholder Foods (NASDAQ:STKH)

JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) and Steakholder Foods (NASDAQ:STKH) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for JBS and Steakholder Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBS	0	0	2	1	3.33
Steakholder Foods	0	0	0	0	0.00

Volatility and Risk

JBS has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steakholder Foods has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares JBS and Steakholder Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBS	2.46%	21.85%	4.68%
Steakholder Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JBS and Steakholder Foods”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBS	$77.18 billion	0.21	$1.77 billion	$1.76	8.20
Steakholder Foods	$10,000.00	94.34	-$8.52 million	N/A	N/A

JBS has higher revenue and earnings than Steakholder Foods.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of JBS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of Steakholder Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

JBS beats Steakholder Foods on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JBS

JBS S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the processing of animal protein worldwide. The company trades in beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It produces and commercializes leather, steel cans, plastic resin, personal care and cleaning products, and collagen, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products. In addition, it is involved in transportation, cold storage, industrial waste management solutions, recycling, and produces and commercializes electric power. Further, the company engages in the production and commercialization of raw ham and cooked ham; purchases and sells soybeans, tallow, palm oil, and caustic soda; and operates distribution centers and harbors. Additionally, it produces beef jerky; offers cattle fattening and warehousing services; operates logistics; and trades in by products from processing. The company was formerly known as Friboi Ltda. JBS S.A. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About Steakholder Foods

Steakholder Foods Ltd., a deep-tech food company, engages in the development of cultivated meat technologies to manufacture cultivated meat without animal slaughter in Israel. The company develops a three-dimensional bioprinter to deposit layers of stem cells and differentiated stem cells, scaffolding, and cell nutrients in a three-dimensional form of structured cultured meat. It intends to license its production technology; provides associated products, such as cell lines, printheads, bioreactors, and incubators; and offers technology implementation, training, and engineering support services directly and through contractors to food processing, food retail, and cultivated meat companies. Steakholder Foods Ltd. is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.