Comparing Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) and Z-Trim (OTCMKTS:FBER)

Z-Trim (OTCMKTS:FBER) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Z-Trim and Vital Farms, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Z-Trim	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vital Farms	0	2	13	0	2.87

Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $50.64, suggesting a potential upside of 47.63%. Given Vital Farms’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Z-Trim.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 82.4% of Z-Trim shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Vital Farms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Z-Trim and Vital Farms’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Z-Trim	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vital Farms	8.50%	20.19%	14.69%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Z-Trim and Vital Farms”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Z-Trim	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vital Farms	$711.88 million	2.16	$53.39 million	$1.32	25.98

Vital Farms has higher revenue and earnings than Z-Trim.

Summary

Vital Farms beats Z-Trim on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Z-Trim

Agritech Worldwide, Inc. does not have significant business operations. Previously, it developed products and processes that converted agricultural by-products into multi-functional ingredients for use in the food manufacturing and other industries. The company was formerly known as Z Trim Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Agritech Worldwide, Inc. in April 2016. Agritech Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in New York, New York.

About Vital Farms

Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.