J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) vs. Greenlane (NASDAQ:GNLN) Head to Head Review

Greenlane (NASDAQ:GNLN) and J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.0% of Greenlane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of J & J Snack Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Greenlane shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of J & J Snack Foods shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Greenlane has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J & J Snack Foods has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Greenlane and J & J Snack Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenlane	-532.82%	-164.19%	-85.38%
J & J Snack Foods	4.14%	8.73%	6.06%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Greenlane and J & J Snack Foods”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenlane	$13.27 million	0.18	-$17.64 million	($255.77)	-0.01
J & J Snack Foods	$1.58 billion	1.12	$65.60 million	$3.35	27.97

J & J Snack Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Greenlane. Greenlane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J & J Snack Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Greenlane and J & J Snack Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenlane	1	0	0	0	1.00
J & J Snack Foods	1	1	1	1	2.50

J & J Snack Foods has a consensus price target of $132.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.39%. Given J & J Snack Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J & J Snack Foods is more favorable than Greenlane.

Summary

J & J Snack Foods beats Greenlane on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenlane

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. develops and distributes cannabis accessories, vape solutions, and lifestyle products in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates in two segments, Consumer Goods and Industrial Goods. The company provides consumption accessories, vaporizers, pipes, rolling papers, grinders, and apparel lines, as well as bubblers, rigs, other smoking and vaporization related accessories, and merchandise. It offers its products under the Groove, Eyce, DaVinci, Higher Standards, Pollen Gear, Marley Natural, and Keith Haring brands. The company also operates e-commerce websites, such as Vapor.com, Vaposhop.com, DaVinciVaporizer.com, PuffItUp.com, HigherStandards.com, EyceMolds.com, and MarleyNaturalShop.com. It serves customers through smoke shops, cannabis dispensaries, and specialty retailers. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About J & J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing of nutritional snack foods and distribution of frozen beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. It operates through the following segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. The Food Service segment includes soft pretzels, frozen novelties, churros, handheld products, and baked goods. The Retail Supermarkets segment offers soft pretzel products including Superpretzel, frozen juice treats and desserts, including Luigi’s real Italian ice, Minute Maid juice bars and soft frozen lemonade, Whole Fruit frozen fruit bars and sorbet, Philly Swirl cups and sticks, ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes and dough enrobed handheld products including Patio burritos. The Frozen Beverages segment provides frozen beverages to the food service industry primarily under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE, and PARROT ICE in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, as well as repair and maintenance services. The company was founded by Gerald B. Shreiber in 1971 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.