Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) and Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) Financial Review

Above Food Ingredients (NASDAQ:ABVE) and Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Above Food Ingredients and Freshpet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Above Food Ingredients	0	0	0	0	0.00
Freshpet	2	10	6	0	2.22

Freshpet has a consensus target price of $82.63, indicating a potential upside of 31.07%. Given Freshpet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Freshpet is more favorable than Above Food Ingredients.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.8% of Above Food Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.5% of Above Food Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Freshpet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Above Food Ingredients and Freshpet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Above Food Ingredients	N/A	N/A	N/A
Freshpet	11.44%	5.73%	3.83%

Volatility & Risk

Above Food Ingredients has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freshpet has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Above Food Ingredients and Freshpet”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Above Food Ingredients	$273.06 million	0.17	-$39.49 million	N/A	N/A
Freshpet	$975.18 million	3.16	$46.92 million	$2.29	27.53

Freshpet has higher revenue and earnings than Above Food Ingredients.

Summary

Freshpet beats Above Food Ingredients on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Above Food Ingredients

Above Food Ingredients Inc., a regenerative ingredient company, produces vertically integrated supply chain products in Canada, the United States, Mexico, China, France, Turkey, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients, and Consumer Packaged Goods. The Disruptive Agriculture and Rudimentary Ingredients segment engages in the provisioning of discrete genetics, origination, purchasing, grading, processing, and sale of regeneratively grown grain; and origination, purchase, and sale of bespoke ingredients products. The Consumer Packaged Goods segment formulates, manufactures, sells, distributes, and markets proprietary consumer product formulations in owned brands; and focuses on manufacturing and distribution for private-labeled retail owned brands. Above Food Ingredients Inc. is based in Regina, Canada.

About Freshpet

Freshpet, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets natural fresh meals and treats for dogs and cats in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It sells dog food, cat food, and dog treats under the Freshpet brand name; and Dognation and Dog Joy labels through various classes of retail, including grocery, mass, club, pet specialty, and natural, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.