Head to Head Comparison: Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) vs. Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI)

Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI) and Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Forafric Global and Fresh Del Monte Produce, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forafric Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Fresh Del Monte Produce	0	1	0	0	2.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Forafric Global and Fresh Del Monte Produce”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forafric Global	$176.49 million	1.61	-$14.89 million	N/A	N/A
Fresh Del Monte Produce	$4.27 billion	0.31	$90.70 million	$1.45	19.47

Fresh Del Monte Produce has higher revenue and earnings than Forafric Global.

Profitability

This table compares Forafric Global and Fresh Del Monte Produce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forafric Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fresh Del Monte Produce	1.63%	7.61%	4.89%

Volatility & Risk

Forafric Global has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.5% of Forafric Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce beats Forafric Global on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Forafric Global

Forafric Global PLC engages in the purchase, storage, transport, processing, and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products in Morocco, Burkina, Mali, Angola, and internationally. The company provides wheat flours and semolina; and secondary processing products, such as pasta and couscous under the TRIA and MayMouna brand names. It serves wholesale foods manufacturers and distributors. The company also exports its products to approximately 45 countries. Forafric Global PLC was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Gibraltar.

About Fresh Del Monte Produce

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Fresh and Value-Added Products, Banana, and Other Products and Services. The company offers pineapples, fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables, melons, and vegetables; non-tropical fruits, such as grapes, apples, citrus, blueberries, strawberries, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and kiwis; other fruit and vegetables, and avocados; and prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, other beverages, and meals and snacks. It also engages in the sale of poultry and meat products; and third-party freight services business. The company offers its products under the Del Monte brand, as well as under other brands, such as UTC, Rosy, Just Juice, Fruitini, Pinkglow, Del Monte Zero, Honeyglow, Rubyglow, Honey Miniglow, Bananinis, Mann, Mann’s Logo, Arcadian Harvest, Nourish Bowls, Broccolini, Caulilini, Better Burger Leaf, Romaleaf, and other regional brands. It markets and distributes its products to retail stores, club stores, convenience stores, wholesalers, distributors, and foodservice operators. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. was founded in 1886 and is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.