The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) versus Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) Critical Survey

The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) and Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

The Hain Celestial Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Above Food Ingredients has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares The Hain Celestial Group and Above Food Ingredients’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Hain Celestial Group	-36.12%	-1.15%	-0.34%
Above Food Ingredients	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for The Hain Celestial Group and Above Food Ingredients, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Hain Celestial Group	2	10	1	0	1.92
Above Food Ingredients	0	0	0	0	0.00

The Hain Celestial Group presently has a consensus price target of $2.14, suggesting a potential upside of 151.02%. Given The Hain Celestial Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe The Hain Celestial Group is more favorable than Above Food Ingredients.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares The Hain Celestial Group and Above Food Ingredients”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Hain Celestial Group	$1.56 billion	0.05	-$530.84 million	($6.06)	-0.14
Above Food Ingredients	$273.06 million	0.19	-$39.49 million	N/A	N/A

Above Food Ingredients has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Hain Celestial Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.0% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Above Food Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of The Hain Celestial Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 64.5% of Above Food Ingredients 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.

About The Hain Celestial Group

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells organic and natural products in United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments: North America and International. The company offers infant formula; infant, toddler, and kids' food; plant-based beverages and frozen desserts, such as soy, rice, oat, and spelt; and condiments. It also provides cooking and culinary oils; cereal bars; fresh and aseptic soups; yogurts; and nut butters. In addition, the company offers hot-eating desserts, refrigerated and frozen plant-based meat-alternative products, jams, fruit spreads, jellies, honey, natural sweeteners, syrups, dessert sauces, and marmalade products, as well as other food products. Further, it provides snack products comprising potato, root vegetable and other exotic vegetable chips, straws, tortilla chips; and personal care products that include hand, skin, hair, and oral care products, as well as deodorants, baby food, sunscreens, and other products under the Alba Botanica, Avalon Organics, Earth's Best, JASON, Live Clean, and Queen Helene brands name. Additionally, the company offers herbal, green, black, wellness, rooibos, and chai tea under the Celestial Seasonings brand. It sells pantry products under the Spectrum, Spectrum Essentials, MaraNatha, Imagine broths, Hain Pure Foods, Health Valley, and Hollywood brands. It sells its products through specialty and natural food distributors, supermarkets, natural food stores, mass-market and e-commerce retailers, food service channels and clubs, and drug and convenience stores. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

About Above Food Ingredients

Above Food Ingredients Inc., a regenerative ingredient company, produces vertically integrated supply chain products in Canada, the United States, Mexico, China, France, Turkey, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients, and Consumer Packaged Goods. The Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients segment engages in the provisioning of discrete genetics, origination, purchasing, grading, processing, and sale of regeneratively grown grain; and origination, purchase, and sale of bespoke ingredients products. The Consumer Packaged Goods segment formulates, manufactures, sells, distributes, and markets proprietary consumer product formulations in owned brands; and focuses on manufacturing and distribution for private-labeled retail owned brands. Above Food Ingredients Inc. is based in Regina, Canada.