Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF – Get Free Report) and Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.1% of Village Farms International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Oatly Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Village Farms International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Oatly Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Village Farms International and Oatly Group’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% |
| Oatly Group | -13.81% | -2,479.86% | -16.65% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Village Farms International | $215.94 million | 1.65 | $32.44 million | $0.17 | 17.18 |
| Oatly Group | $862.46 million | 0.52 | -$152.77 million | ($4.13) | -3.41 |
Village Farms International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oatly Group. Oatly Group 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 Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Village Farms International and Oatly Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Village Farms International | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Oatly Group | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Oatly Group has a consensus target price of $14.14, suggesting a potential upside of 0.41%. Given Oatly Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oatly Group is more favorable than Village Farms International.
Volatility & Risk
Village Farms International has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oatly Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Village Farms International beats Oatly Group on 8 of the 14 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 Oatly Group
Oatly Group AB, an oatmilk company, provides a range of plant-based dairy products made from oats in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. It offers Barista edition oatmilk, oatgurts, frozen desserts, ice-creams, and yogurts; cooking products, including cooking cream, in regular and organic, Crème Fraiche, whipping cream, vanilla custard, and spreads in a variety of flavors; and ready-to-go drinks. The company was formerly known as Havre Global AB and changed its name to Oatly Group AB in March 2021. Oatly Group AB was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.
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