Reviewing Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG)

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Sow Good has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sow Good and Conagra Brands’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$16.07 million	12.06	-$3.06 million	($0.35)	-54.60
Conagra Brands	$12.12 billion	1.11	$683.60 million	$1.99	14.14

Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good. Sow Good is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conagra Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Conagra Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Conagra Brands’ 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%
Conagra Brands	7.86%	14.25%	5.81%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Sow Good and Conagra Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00
Conagra Brands	0	9	1	0	2.10

Sow Good currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.36%. Conagra Brands has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.31%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Conagra Brands.

Summary

Conagra Brands beats Sow Good on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, Angie's, BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.