Z-Trim (OTCMKTS:FBER) versus TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) Critical Analysis

Z-Trim (OTCMKTS:FBER) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Z-Trim and TreeHouse Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Z-Trim	0	0	0	0	0.00
TreeHouse Foods	0	7	0	0	2.00

TreeHouse Foods has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.54%. Given TreeHouse Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Z-Trim.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Z-Trim and TreeHouse Foods”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Z-Trim	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35 billion	0.26	$26.90 million	$0.39	43.79

TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Z-Trim.

Profitability

This table compares Z-Trim and TreeHouse Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Z-Trim	N/A	N/A	N/A
TreeHouse Foods	0.62%	6.35%	2.45%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 82.4% of Z-Trim shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TreeHouse Foods beats Z-Trim on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Z-Trim

Agritech Worldwide, Inc. does not have significant business operations. Previously, it developed products and processes that converted agricultural by-products into multi-functional ingredients for use in the food manufacturing and other industries. The company was formerly known as Z Trim Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Agritech Worldwide, Inc. in April 2016. Agritech Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in New York, New York.

About TreeHouse Foods

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes private brands snacks and beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides snacking products, such as crackers, pretzels, in-store bakery items, frozen griddle items, cookies, and candies; and beverage and drink mixes, including non-dairy creamer, coffee, broths/stocks, powdered beverages and other blends, tea, and ready-to-drink-beverages. It also offers groceries comprising pickles, refrigerated dough, hot cereal, and cheese and puddings, as well as natural, organic, and gluten-free products. The company sells its products through various distribution channels, including retailers, foodservice distributors, food-away-from-home customers, refrigerated and frozen formats, and co-manufacturers, as well as industrial and export, which includes food manufacturers and repackagers of foodservice products. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.