Financial Analysis: Stryve Foods (NASDAQ:SNAX) vs. Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) and Stryve Foods (NASDAQ:SNAX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Stryve Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Stryve Foods 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.

Volatility and Risk

Sow Good has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stryve Foods has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Stryve Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	4.47%	8.15%	4.29%
Stryve Foods	-79.07%	-2,100.61%	-47.85%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sow Good and Stryve Foods”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.80	-$3.06 million	$0.25	12.52
Stryve Foods	$19.36 million	0.17	-$19.04 million	($5.47)	-0.15

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	3	0	0	2.00
Stryve Foods	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sow Good presently has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.78%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Stryve Foods.

Summary

Sow Good beats Stryve Foods on 12 of the 13 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 Stryve Foods

Stryve Foods, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells snacking products in North America. The company's product portfolio consists primarily of air-dried meat snack products marketed under the Stryve, Kalahari, Braaitime, and Vacadillos brands. It also produces charcuterie slabs, thinly sliced steaks, air-dried beef sticks, biltong, biltong slabs, crisps, carne seca, sliced biltong, and droëwors products, as well as markets and sells human-grade pet treats under the brand Two Tails. The company distributes its products through retail channels, including grocery, club stores, and other retail outlets; convenience store; mass merchants; and directly to consumers through its e-commerce websites, as well as directly to consumer through the Amazon and Walmart platforms. Stryve Foods, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.