Head-To-Head Comparison: Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) and Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL)

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) and Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Village Farms International has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edible Garden has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Village Farms International and Edible Garden”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Village Farms International	$230.57 million	1.33	$32.44 million	$0.17	14.71
Edible Garden	$12.81 million	0.08	-$17.33 million	($1,994.47)	-0.00

Village Farms International has higher revenue and earnings than Edible Garden. Edible Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Village Farms International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Village Farms International and Edible Garden, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Village Farms International	0	2	0	0	2.00
Edible Garden	1	0	1	0	2.00

Edible Garden has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 6,018.29%. Given Edible Garden’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Edible Garden is more favorable than Village Farms International.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.1% of Village Farms International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Edible Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Village Farms International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Edible Garden shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Village Farms International and Edible Garden’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Village Farms International	9.85%	7.62%	5.48%
Edible Garden	-122.09%	N/A	-78.65%

Summary

Village Farms International beats Edible Garden on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Village Farms International

Village Farms International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells greenhouse-grown tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers in North America. It operates through four segments: Produce, Cannabis-Canada, Cannabis-U.S., and Energy. The company also produces and supplies cannabis products to other licensed providers and provincial governments in Canada and internationally; develops and sells cannabinoid-based health and wellness products, including ingestible, edibles, and topical applications; and produces power. It markets and distributes its products under the Village Farms brand name to retail supermarkets and fresh food distribution companies, as well as products produced under exclusive and non-exclusive arrangements from greenhouse supply partners. The company was formerly known as Village Farms Canada Inc. and changed its name to Village Farms International, Inc. in December 2009. Village Farms International, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Delta, Canada.

About Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.