Comparing Colruyt (OTCMKTS:CUYTY) & Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) and Colruyt (OTCMKTS:CUYTY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Sow Good has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colruyt has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Colruyt shares are held by institutional investors. 50.1% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sow Good and Colruyt”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$31.99 million	0.17	-$3.70 million	($1.89)	-0.23
Colruyt	$11.77 billion	0.38	$362.36 million	N/A	N/A

Colruyt has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sow Good and Colruyt, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	1	0	0	0	1.00
Colruyt	1	1	0	0	1.50

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Colruyt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	-300.71%	-85.61%	-51.67%
Colruyt	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Colruyt beats Sow Good on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. is engaged in producing nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry. Sow Good Inc., formerly known as Black Ridge Oil and Gas Inc., is based in IRVING, Texas.

About Colruyt

Colruyt Group N.V., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retail, wholesale, food service, and other activities in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale and Foodservice, and Other Activities. The company provides groceries, fresh products, dry products, and frozen and non-food products; and operates CNG, hydrogen filling, and charging stations. It also provides printing and document management solutions; and develops, constructs, operates, maintains, and finances wind energy projects. The company offers its products and services under the Bike Republic, Bio-Planet, Boni Selection, Collect&Go, Colruyt Group Academy, Colruyt Lowest Prices, Colruyt Prix Qualité, Cru, DATS 24, Dreambaby, Dreamland, Everyday, Graindor, Kangourou, Okay, Spar Colruyt Group, Xtra, Jims, Newpharma, The Fashion Society, Codifrance, Colex, Solucious, Spar For You, and Symeta Hybrid brands. It provides its products and services to wholesalers, commercial customers, and affiliated independent merchants, as well as schools, care homes, the hospitality sector, etc. The company was formerly known as Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV and changed its name to Colruyt Group N.V. in October 2023. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Halle, Belgium.