General Mills (NYSE:GIS – Get Free Report) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares General Mills and BranchOut Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| General Mills | 13.51% | 21.41% | 6.12% |
| BranchOut Food | -49.75% | -150.04% | -40.76% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for General Mills and BranchOut Food, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| General Mills | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
| BranchOut Food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk and Volatility
General Mills has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares General Mills and BranchOut Food”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| General Mills | $19.49 billion | 1.21 | $2.30 billion | $4.65 | 9.52 |
| BranchOut Food | $6.52 million | 7.22 | -$4.75 million | ($0.60) | -5.85 |
General Mills has higher revenue and earnings than BranchOut Food. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Mills, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
75.7% of General Mills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of General Mills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
General Mills beats BranchOut Food on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About General Mills
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; Pet; and North America Foodservice. It offers grain, ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, bakery flour, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, snack bars, fruit and savory snacks, ice cream and frozen desserts, unbaked and fully baked frozen dough products, frozen hot snacks, ethnic meals, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast and entrees, nutrition bars, and frozen and shelf-stable vegetables. The company also manufactures and markets pet food products, including dog and cat food; and operates ice cream parlors. It markets its products under the Annie’s, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Dunkaroos, Edgard & Cooper, Fiber One, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto’s, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Kitano, Kix, Lärabar, Latina, Lucky Charms, Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Nudges, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Tastefuls, Total, Totino’s , Trix, True Chews, True Solutions, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Wilderness, and Yoki brands. The company sells its products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores. General Mills, Inc. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About BranchOut Food
BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.
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