Financial Analysis: Sow Good (SOWG) vs. Its Peers

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) is one of 39 publicly-traded companies in the “Food & kindred products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Sow Good to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Sow Good has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	-4.21%	-19.26%	-6.42%
Sow Good Competitors	-30.58%	-48.85%	-12.27%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sow Good and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$27.28 million	-$3.06 million	-57.20
Sow Good Competitors	$7.29 billion	$662.56 million	2.13

Sow Good’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good. Sow Good is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sow Good and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00
Sow Good Competitors	323	1313	1519	31	2.39

Sow Good currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. As a group, “Food & kindred products” companies have a potential upside of 13.76%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Sow Good beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. is engaged in producing nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry. Sow Good Inc., formerly known as Black Ridge Oil and Gas Inc., is based in IRVING, Texas.