Analyzing Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF)

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Conagra Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of BranchOut Food 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Conagra Brands and BranchOut Food, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Conagra Brands	0	9	1	0	2.10
BranchOut Food	0	0	0	0	N/A

Conagra Brands currently has a consensus target price of $31.18, indicating a potential upside of 5.24%. Given Conagra Brands’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than BranchOut Food.

Profitability

This table compares Conagra Brands and BranchOut Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Conagra Brands	2.88%	14.31%	5.87%
BranchOut Food	-100.10%	-143.59%	-110.86%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Conagra Brands and BranchOut Food’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Conagra Brands	$12.05 billion	1.18	$347.20 million	$0.73	40.59
BranchOut Food	$2.83 million	1.34	-$3.93 million	($1.40)	-0.64

Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than BranchOut Food. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conagra Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Conagra Brands beats BranchOut Food on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, Angie's, BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.