Head to Head Review: Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) vs. Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) and Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tate & Lyle and Sow Good”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tate & Lyle	$2.07 billion	1.69	$236.32 million	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	$16.07 million	2.29	-$3.06 million	$0.25	14.36

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.3% of Sow Good shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tate & Lyle and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	4.47%	8.15%	4.29%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tate & Lyle and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tate & Lyle	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sow Good	0	3	0	0	2.00

Sow Good has a consensus target price of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.38%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Summary

Sow Good beats Tate & Lyle on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food & Beverage Solutions, Sucralose, and Primary Products. The company offers dairy products, soups, sauces, and dressings; bakery products and snacks; texturants; nutritive sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and dextrose; fibres; and stabilizers and functional systems. It also provides industrial starches; acidulants, such as citric acid; and commodities comprising corn gluten feed, meal, and corn oil. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. is engaged in producing nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry. Sow Good Inc., formerly known as Black Ridge Oil and Gas Inc., is based in IRVING, Texas.