Critical Contrast: Oxus Acquisition (NASDAQ:OXUS) versus Real Good Food (NASDAQ:RGF)

Real Good Food (NASDAQ:RGF) and Oxus Acquisition (NASDAQ:OXUS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.6% of Real Good Food shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Oxus Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 24.6% of Real Good Food shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Oxus Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Real Good Food and Oxus Acquisition’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Real Good Food	$141.59 million	0.14	-$10.98 million	($2.07)	-0.28
Oxus Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$300,000.00	($0.21)	-33.86

Oxus Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Real Good Food. Oxus Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Real Good Food, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Real Good Food and Oxus Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Real Good Food	-9.71%	N/A	-0.44%
Oxus Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-1.68%

Risk & Volatility

Real Good Food has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxus Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Real Good Food and Oxus Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Real Good Food	0	1	1	0	2.50
Oxus Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A

Real Good Food presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 792.86%. Given Real Good Food’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Real Good Food is more favorable than Oxus Acquisition.

Summary

Real Good Food beats Oxus Acquisition on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Real Good Food

The Real Good Food Company, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates as a health and wellness focused frozen food company in the United States. The company develops, manufactures, and markets foods designed to be high in protein, low in sugar, and made from gluten- and grain-free ingredients. It offers comfort foods, such as bacon wrapped stuffed chicken, chicken enchiladas, grain-free cheesy bread breakfast sandwiches, and various entrée bowls under the Realgood Foods Co. brand name, as well as sells private-label products. The company serves retailers, which primarily sell its products through natural and conventional grocery, drug, club, and mass merchandise stores. It also sells its products through its e-commerce channel, which includes direct-to-consumer sales through its website, as well as through its retail customers' online platforms. The company was formerly known as Project Clean, Inc. and changed its name to The Real Good Food Company, Inc. in October 2021. The Real Good Food Company, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

About Oxus Acquisition

Oxus Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus its search on targets in the energy transition technologies, such as battery materials, energy storage, electric vehicle infrastructure, and advanced recycling in emerging/frontier countries, including the Commonwealth of Independent States, South and South-East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa regions. Oxus Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.