BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) & Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) Head to Head Review

BBB Foods (NYSE:TBBB) and Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.4% of BBB Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of Village Farms International shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of Village Farms International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BBB Foods and Village Farms International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BBB Foods	$3.15 billion	0.95	$18.36 million	($0.08)	-328.09
Village Farms International	$340.18 million	0.99	-$35.85 million	$0.09	33.33

BBB Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Village Farms International. BBB Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Village Farms International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

BBB Foods has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Village Farms International has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BBB Foods and Village Farms International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BBB Foods	-0.19%	-3.07%	-0.54%
Village Farms International	3.42%	-2.24%	-1.50%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for BBB Foods and Village Farms International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BBB Foods	1	3	3	0	2.29
Village Farms International	0	2	2	0	2.50

BBB Foods currently has a consensus price target of $34.80, suggesting a potential upside of 32.59%. Given BBB Foods’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BBB Foods is more favorable than Village Farms International.

Summary

Village Farms International beats BBB Foods on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BBB Foods

BBB Foods Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of grocery retail stores in Mexico. It offers household cleaning, personal hyenine, cosmetics and beauty, pharmacy, and general merchandise products, as well as jellies and desserts, foods and drinks, pet supplies, coffee, tea, chocolates, breads, dry and frozen foods, snacks and sweets, and toilet papers and napkins. The company also provides branded, private label, and spot products. It serves low-to-middle income households through online channels. BBB Foods Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Village Farms International

Village Farms International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells greenhouse-grown tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers in North America. It operates through four segments: Produce, Cannabis-Canada, Cannabis-U.S., and Energy. The company also produces and supplies cannabis products to other licensed providers and provincial governments in Canada and internationally; develops and sells cannabinoid-based health and wellness products, including ingestible, edibles, and topical applications; and produces power. It markets and distributes its products under the Village Farms brand name to retail supermarkets and fresh food distribution companies, as well as products produced under exclusive and non-exclusive arrangements from greenhouse supply partners. The company was formerly known as Village Farms Canada Inc. and changed its name to Village Farms International, Inc. in December 2009. Village Farms International, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Delta, Canada.