China Marine Food Group (OTCMKTS:CMFO) and Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) Head to Head Survey

China Marine Food Group (OTCMKTS:CMFO) and Pilgrim’s Pride (NASDAQ:PPC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares China Marine Food Group and Pilgrim’s Pride’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Marine Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pilgrim’s Pride	6.81%	37.15%	13.46%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Marine Food Group and Pilgrim’s Pride”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Marine Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pilgrim’s Pride	$17.88 billion	0.54	$1.09 billion	$5.19	7.84

Pilgrim’s Pride has higher revenue and earnings than China Marine Food Group.

Risk & Volatility

China Marine Food Group has a beta of -76.25, meaning that its stock price is 7,725% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pilgrim’s Pride has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.6% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of China Marine Food Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 82.6% of Pilgrim’s Pride shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for China Marine Food Group and Pilgrim’s Pride, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Marine Food Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Pilgrim’s Pride	0	5	0	0	2.00

Pilgrim’s Pride has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.74%. Given Pilgrim’s Pride’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pilgrim’s Pride is more favorable than China Marine Food Group.

Summary

Pilgrim’s Pride beats China Marine Food Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Marine Food Group

China Marine Food Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the processing, distribution, and sale of processed seafood products and algae-based beverage products primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company offers dried processed seafood products, such as roasted squid, roasted file fish, roasted prawns, shredded roasted squid, barbecued squid, sliced barbecued squid, sliced roasted octopus, spicy sliced octopus, spicy baby squid, spicy sliced squid, and spicy squid head products. China Marine Food Group Limited sells its dried and flavored seafood-based snack foods under the Mingxiang brand; and algae-based beverage products under the Hi-Power brand. The company also sells fresh and frozen marine catch, including Squid (Loligo bleekeri) and horse mackerel. China Marine Food Group Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Shishi, the People's Republic of China.

About Pilgrim’s Pride

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken and pork products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators. It operates through the following segments: U.S., U.K. and Europe, and Mexico. The company was founded by Lonnie A. Pilgrim and Aubrey Pilgrim on October 2, 1946, and is headquartered in Greeley, CO.