Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA – Get Free Report) and Bridgford Foods (NASDAQ:BRID – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Mama’s Creations and Bridgford Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mama’s Creations | 3.79% | 31.72% | 10.50% |
| Bridgford Foods | 1.74% | 3.47% | 2.57% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
29.8% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Bridgford Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Mama’s Creations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 80.7% of Bridgford Foods 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.
Volatility and Risk
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Mama’s Creations and Bridgford Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mama’s Creations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Bridgford Foods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mama’s Creations currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.55%. Given Mama’s Creations’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than Bridgford Foods.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mama’s Creations and Bridgford Foods’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mama’s Creations | $94.48 million | 1.58 | $2.30 million | $0.11 | 37.09 |
| Bridgford Foods | $265.90 million | 0.36 | $45.07 million | $4.96 | 2.14 |
Bridgford Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Mama’s Creations. Bridgford Foods 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.
Summary
Mama’s Creations beats Bridgford Foods on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mama’s Creations
Mama's Creations, Inc. manufactures and markets prepared refrigerated foods primarily in the United States. The company offers beef and turkey meatballs, meat loaf, chicken, sausage-related products, and pasta entrees; and hot bars, salad bars, prepared foods, sandwich, and cold deli and foods-to-go sections. It sells its products directly to supermarkets, club chains, and mass-market retailers; and food retailers and distributors, as well as through website. The company was formerly known as MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mama's Creations, Inc. in August 2023. Mama's Creations, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
About Bridgford Foods
Bridgford Foods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen, refrigerated, and snack food products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Frozen Food Products and Snack Food Products. The company primarily offers biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, and dry sausage and beef jerky products. It provides approximately 130 frozen food products to food service and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and 160 snack food items to supermarkets, and mass merchandise and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Bridgford Foods Corporation is a subsidiary of Bridgford Industries Incorporated.
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