US Foods (NYSE:USFD – Get Free Report) and BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
98.8% of US Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of US Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of BranchOut Food shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for US Foods and BranchOut Food, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| US Foods | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3.07 |
| BranchOut Food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares US Foods and BranchOut Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| US Foods | 1.43% | 17.71% | 5.88% |
| BranchOut Food | -49.75% | -150.04% | -40.76% |
Risk and Volatility
US Foods has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares US Foods and BranchOut Food”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| US Foods | $37.88 billion | 0.45 | $494.00 million | $2.40 | 31.92 |
| BranchOut Food | $6.52 million | 6.44 | -$4.75 million | ($0.60) | -5.67 |
US Foods has higher revenue and earnings than BranchOut Food. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
US Foods beats BranchOut Food on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About US Foods
US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. The company was formerly known as USF Holding Corp. and changed its name to US Foods Holding Corp. in February 2016. US Foods Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
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.
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