Contrasting BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS)

BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BellRing Brands and John B. Sanfilippo & Son”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BellRing Brands	$2.32 billion	0.94	$216.20 million	$1.45	12.52
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.11 billion	0.83	$58.93 million	$5.99	13.10

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John B. Sanfilippo & Son, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BellRing Brands and John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BellRing Brands	7.88%	-64.79%	25.12%
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	6.15%	19.54%	11.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BellRing Brands and John B. Sanfilippo & Son, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BellRing Brands	2	5	12	0	2.53
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	0	2	1	0	2.33

BellRing Brands presently has a consensus target price of $38.88, suggesting a potential upside of 114.07%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a consensus target price of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Given BellRing Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats John B. Sanfilippo & Son on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BellRing Brands

BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.