Reviewing Bridgford Foods (BRID) & Its Rivals

Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID) is one of 328 public companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Bridgford Foods to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 80.7% of Bridgford Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Bridgford Foods and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgford Foods	-6.36%	-12.97%	-10.05%
Bridgford Foods Competitors	-12.76%	-127.70%	-1.99%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Bridgford Foods and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgford Foods	1	0	0	0	1.00
Bridgford Foods Competitors	2449	8300	8375	404	2.34

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 17.85%. Given Bridgford Foods’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgford Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bridgford Foods and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridgford Foods	$230.99 million	-$13.36 million	-3.40
Bridgford Foods Competitors	$15.47 billion	$700.98 million	-2,425.89

Bridgford Foods’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Bridgford Foods. Bridgford Foods is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Bridgford Foods has a beta of -0.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgford Foods’ peers have a beta of -3.84, indicating that their average stock price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bridgford Foods peers beat Bridgford Foods on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Bridgford Foods Company Profile

Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products, as well as ready to eat sandwiches and non-refrigerated snack food products. It provides frozen food products to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, mass merchandise, and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Bridgford Foods Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Bridgford Industries Incorporated.