Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG – Get Free Report) and Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Sow Good and Advantage Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sow Good | $31.99 million | 0.24 | -$3.70 million | ($1.32) | -0.48 |
| Advantage Solutions | $3.50 billion | 0.12 | -$326.96 million | ($0.75) | -1.67 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sow Good and Advantage Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sow Good | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Advantage Solutions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Sow Good currently has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 573.64%. Advantage Solutions has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 79.28%. Given Sow Good’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Advantage Solutions.
Volatility & Risk
Sow Good has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Solutions has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sow Good and Advantage Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sow Good | -154.31% | -46.08% | -26.61% |
| Advantage Solutions | -6.97% | -34.40% | -8.04% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of Advantage Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.1% of Sow Good shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Advantage Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Advantage Solutions beats Sow Good on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Advantage Solutions
Advantage Solutions Inc. provides business solutions to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales and Marketing. The Sales segment offers brand-centric services, such as headquarter relationship management; analytics, insights, and intelligence; and brand-centric merchandising services. This segment also provides retailer-centric services comprising retailer-centric merchandising and in-store media services. The Marketing segment offers brand-centric services, including shopper and consumer marketing, and brand experiential services; retailer-centric services, such as retail experiential and private label services; and digital marketing, and digital media and advertising services. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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