Reviewing Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) and Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID)

Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) and Kerry Group (OTCMKTS:KRYAY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bridgford Foods and Kerry Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgford Foods	1	0	0	0	1.00
Kerry Group	0	1	2	1	3.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bridgford Foods and Kerry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgford Foods	-3.19%	-5.81%	-4.72%
Kerry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bridgford Foods and Kerry Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridgford Foods	$227.36 million	0.30	-$3.38 million	($0.80)	-9.34
Kerry Group	$7.50 billion	2.02	$728.69 million	N/A	N/A

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgford Foods.

Summary

Kerry Group beats Bridgford Foods on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bridgford Foods

Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products, as well as ready to eat sandwiches and non-refrigerated snack food products. It provides frozen food products to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, mass merchandise, and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Bridgford Foods Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Bridgford Industries Incorporated.

About Kerry Group

Kerry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides taste and nutrition solutions. The company operates in two segments, Taste & Nutrition, and Dairy Ireland. The Taste & Nutrition segment offers taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical markets. The Dairy Ireland segment provides value-add dairy ingredients and consumer products, including functional proteins and nutritional bases. It operates in Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Kerry Group plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, Ireland.