Comparing John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) & Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY)

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) and Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Tate & Lyle”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.16 billion	0.85	$58.93 million	$5.70	14.90
Tate & Lyle	$2.69 billion	1.21	$130.03 million	N/A	N/A

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.

Profitability

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Tate & Lyle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	5.76%	18.11%	10.88%
Tate & Lyle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Tate & Lyle, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	0	2	1	0	2.33
Tate & Lyle	1	3	0	0	1.75

John B. Sanfilippo & Son currently has a consensus target price of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.33%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Volatility and Risk

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Tate & Lyle on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.

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.