Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO – Get Free Report) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR – Get Free Report) 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 valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Alico and BellRing Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alico | 8.98% | -20.77% | -11.09% |
| BellRing Brands | 7.28% | -33.04% | 15.63% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Alico and BellRing Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| BellRing Brands | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2.44 |
Risk & Volatility
Alico has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
62.3% of Alico shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Alico shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BellRing Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alico and BellRing Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alico | $44.07 million | 6.86 | -$147.33 million | $0.22 | 185.27 |
| BellRing Brands | $2.35 billion | 0.53 | $216.20 million | $1.42 | 7.50 |
BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Alico. BellRing Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Alico beats BellRing Brands on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alico
Alico, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agribusiness and land management company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Alico Citrus, and Land Management and Other Operations. The Alico Citrus segment engages in planting, owning, cultivating, and/or managing citrus groves to produce fruit for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets, including activities related to the purchase and resale of fruit and value-added services, which include contracting for the harvesting, marketing, and hauling of citrus. The Land Management and Other Operations segment is involved in the activities related to native plant sales, grazing and hunting leasing, management, and/or conservation of unimproved native pastureland; and activities related to rock mining royalties and other insignificant lines of business, as well as in the activities related to owning and/or leasing improved farmland. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.
About BellRing Brands
BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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