Analyzing Stryve Foods (NASDAQ:SNAX) & Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.3% of Stryve Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. 23.6% of Stryve Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.3% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Stryve Foods and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Sow Good has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 57.99%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Stryve Foods.

Profitability

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

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Stryve Foods and Sow Good”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stryve Foods	$19.36 million	0.15	-$19.04 million	($5.47)	-0.13
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.69	-$3.06 million	$0.25	10.76

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.

Summary

Sow Good beats Stryve Foods on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.