Comparing Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) and Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA)

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) and Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and Mama’s Creations, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0	1	0	0	2.00
Mama’s Creations	0	2	5	1	2.88

Mama’s Creations has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 56.01%. Given Mama’s Creations’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and Mama’s Creations”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$975.67 million	0.74	$125.38 million	$1.79	6.40
Mama’s Creations	$171.71 million	3.52	$5.29 million	$0.17	75.41

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher revenue and earnings than Mama’s Creations. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mama’s Creations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and Mama’s Creations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	12.93%	6.18%	2.63%
Mama’s Creations	3.53%	10.05%	7.12%

Risk & Volatility

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.

Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria, an agricultural company, engages in the production of agricultural commodities in Brazil and other Latin American countries. The company operates through Agricultural Business, and Business Urban Properties and Investments segments. It is also involved in the management, development, and ownership of shopping malls, office buildings, and hotels; sale of grain derivatives, such as flour and oil; production and sale of crops, such as soybean, sugarcane, wheat, corn, oilseed, and sunflower, as well as sorghum and peanuts; and breeding, purchasing, and/or fattening of cattle for sale to slaughterhouses and supermarkets. In addition, it leases its farms to third parties for agriculture, cattle breeding, and seed production; and offers agricultural services. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

About Mama’s Creations

Mama’s Creations, Inc. engages in the marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of beef meatballs with sauce, turkey meatballs with sauce, beef meat loaf, sausage and peppers, chicken parmesan, and other similar meats and sauces. Its products include beef meatballs, turkey meatballs, stuffed meatballs, lasagna roll ups, retail ready meals, bulk deli, single-size pasta bowls, and packaged refrigerated products. Its brands include MamaMancini’s, Creative Salads, and The Olive Branch. The company was founded by Daniel Dougherty on July 22, 2009 and is headquartered in East Rutherford, NJ.