Contrasting Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) & Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID)

Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hf Foods Group and Bridgford Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hf Foods Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
Bridgford Foods	1	0	0	0	1.00

Hf Foods Group presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 228.64%. Given Hf Foods Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hf Foods Group is more favorable than Bridgford Foods.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hf Foods Group	-3.71%	8.01%	3.33%
Bridgford Foods	-5.78%	-10.97%	-8.82%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hf Foods Group and Bridgford Foods”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hf Foods Group	$1.20 billion	0.09	-$48.51 million	($0.86)	-2.48
Bridgford Foods	$230.99 million	0.29	-$13.36 million	($1.47)	-4.96

Bridgford Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hf Foods Group. Bridgford Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hf Foods Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Hf Foods Group beats Bridgford Foods on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hf Foods Group

HF Foods Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes Asian specialty food, seafood, fresh produce, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to Asian and Chinese restaurants, and other foodservice customers in the United States. The company offers seafood, including lobsters, shrimp, crabs, scallops, and fish; Asian specialty food items, including noodles, rice, dried mushrooms and beans, sauces and seasonings, and spring rolls, as well as canned products, such as preserved vegetables, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts; and meat and poultry products, including beef, pork, chicken, and duck. It also provides fresh produce products, such as vegetables and fruits; commodities comprising oil, flour, sugar, and salt; and packaging and other items including take-out accessories. HF Foods Group Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.