Contrasting Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE)

Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Above Food Ingredients has a beta of -0.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Above Food Ingredients and Mondelez International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Above Food Ingredients	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mondelez International	9.84%	15.35%	5.85%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Above Food Ingredients and Mondelez International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Above Food Ingredients	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mondelez International	1	5	14	0	2.65

Mondelez International has a consensus price target of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.04%. Given Mondelez International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mondelez International is more favorable than Above Food Ingredients.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Above Food Ingredients and Mondelez International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Above Food Ingredients	$273.06 million	0.19	-$39.49 million	N/A	N/A
Mondelez International	$36.44 billion	2.20	$4.61 billion	$2.73	22.73

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Above Food Ingredients.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.8% of Above Food Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.5% of Above Food Ingredients shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Mondelez International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mondelez International beats Above Food Ingredients on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Above Food Ingredients

Above Food Ingredients Inc., a regenerative ingredient company, produces vertically integrated supply chain products in Canada, the United States, Mexico, China, France, Turkey, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients, and Consumer Packaged Goods. The Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients segment engages in the provisioning of discrete genetics, origination, purchasing, grading, processing, and sale of regeneratively grown grain; and origination, purchase, and sale of bespoke ingredients products. The Consumer Packaged Goods segment formulates, manufactures, sells, distributes, and markets proprietary consumer product formulations in owned brands; and focuses on manufacturing and distribution for private-labeled retail owned brands. Above Food Ingredients Inc. is based in Regina, Canada.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centers, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company also sells products directly to businesses and consumers through e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, as well as through its direct-to-consumer websites and social media platforms. Mondelez International, Inc. was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.