Analyzing Steakholder Foods (NASDAQ:STKH) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF)

Steakholder Foods (NASDAQ:STKH) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Steakholder Foods and BranchOut Food, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steakholder Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
BranchOut Food	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.5% of Steakholder Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Steakholder Foods and BranchOut Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steakholder Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
BranchOut Food	-79.93%	-175.74%	-99.07%

Risk & Volatility

Steakholder Foods has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Steakholder Foods and BranchOut Food”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Steakholder Foods	N/A	N/A	-$16.86 million	N/A	N/A
BranchOut Food	$5.22 million	1.39	-$3.93 million	($1.40)	-1.21

BranchOut Food has higher revenue and earnings than Steakholder Foods.

Summary

Steakholder Foods beats BranchOut Food on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Steakholder Foods

Steakholder Foods Ltd., a deep-tech food company, engages in the development of cultivated meat technologies to manufacture cultivated meat without animal slaughter in Israel. The company develops a three-dimensional bioprinter to deposit layers of stem cells and differentiated stem cells, scaffolding, and cell nutrients in a three-dimensional form of structured cultured meat. It intends to license its production technology; provides associated products, such as cell lines, printheads, bioreactors, and incubators; and offers technology implementation, training, and engineering support services directly and through contractors to food processing, food retail, and cultivated meat companies. Steakholder Foods Ltd. is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

About BranchOut Food

BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.