Australian Oilseeds (NASDAQ:COOT – Get Free Report) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Australian Oilseeds and John B. Sanfilippo & Son”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Australian Oilseeds | $41.70 million | 0.60 | -$840,000.00 | ($0.04) | -22.58 |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | $1.13 billion | 0.72 | $58.93 million | $5.62 | 12.51 |
Profitability
This table compares Australian Oilseeds and John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Australian Oilseeds | -2.98% | -104.19% | -4.15% |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 5.84% | 19.17% | 11.43% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Australian Oilseeds and John B. Sanfilippo & Son, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Australian Oilseeds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a consensus target price of $109.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.03%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than Australian Oilseeds.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.9% of Australian Oilseeds shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. 69.1% of Australian Oilseeds shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Australian Oilseeds has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Australian Oilseeds on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Australian Oilseeds
Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale oil seeds through its subsidiaries. It focuses on acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction, and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all the assets of, entering contractual arrangements with, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on December 29, 2022 and is headquartered in Cootamundra, Australia.
About John B. Sanfilippo & Son
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.
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