Reviewing JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND)

JBS (OTCMKTS:JBSAY) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares JBS and Beyond Meat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBS	2.46%	21.85%	4.68%
Beyond Meat	-49.70%	N/A	-23.00%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for JBS and Beyond Meat, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBS	0	0	2	1	3.33
Beyond Meat	2	1	0	0	1.33

Beyond Meat has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.37%. Given Beyond Meat’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than JBS.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of JBS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 7.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

JBS has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JBS and Beyond Meat”s 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
Beyond Meat	$326.45 million	0.67	-$160.28 million	($2.28)	-1.26

JBS has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

JBS beats Beyond Meat on 10 of the 15 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 Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.