BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) vs. Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) Head to Head Analysis

Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) and BellRing Brands (NYSE:BRBR) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and BellRing Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barfresh Food Group	-17.88%	-295.15%	-30.31%
BellRing Brands	7.28%	-33.04%	15.63%

Risk and Volatility

Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BellRing Brands has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of BellRing Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Barfresh Food Group and BellRing Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barfresh Food Group	2	0	0	0	1.00
BellRing Brands	1	8	9	0	2.44

BellRing Brands has a consensus price target of $19.82, suggesting a potential upside of 168.04%. Given BellRing Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BellRing Brands is more favorable than Barfresh Food Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and BellRing Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barfresh Food Group	$14.21 million	1.01	-$2.69 million	($0.23)	-3.82
BellRing Brands	$2.32 billion	0.37	$216.20 million	$1.42	5.21

BellRing Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Barfresh Food Group. Barfresh Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BellRing Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

BellRing Brands beats Barfresh Food Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barfresh Food Group

Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About BellRing Brands

BellRing Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein and Dymatize brands. It distributes its products through club, food, drug, mass, eCommerce, specialty, and convenience channels. BellRing Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.