Critical Survey: Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) & Twinlab Consolidated (OTCMKTS:TLCC)

Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) and Twinlab Consolidated (OTCMKTS:TLCC) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Sow Good and Twinlab Consolidated, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00
Twinlab Consolidated	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sow Good currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 487.25%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Twinlab Consolidated.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Twinlab Consolidated’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	-19.05%	-91.69%	-23.25%
Twinlab Consolidated	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sow Good and Twinlab Consolidated”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.76	-$3.06 million	$0.25	11.92
Twinlab Consolidated	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Twinlab Consolidated has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sow Good.

Summary

Sow Good beats Twinlab Consolidated on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. produces and sells freeze-dried candy, snacks, smoothies, and granola in the United States. It markets its products through direct-to-consumer focused websites, as well as through the business-to-business sales channels. The company offers its products under the Sow Good and Sustain Us brands. The company was formerly known as Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Sow Good Inc. in January 2021. Sow Good Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Irving, Texas.

About Twinlab Consolidated

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and retails nutritional supplements and other natural products in the United States and internationally. The company offers vitamins, minerals, resveratrol, collagen, keratin, specialty supplements, skincare, and sports nutrition products under the Twinlab, Reserveage, and ResVitale brands; healthy aging and beauty products under the Reserveage Nutrition and ResVitale brands; diet and energy products under the Metabolife; and a line of herbal teas under the Alvita brand. It also provides services between private label distributors and contract manufacturers under the NutraScience Labs brand name. The company sells its products in various formulations and delivery forms, including capsules, tablets, softgels, chewables, liquids, stick packs, whole herbs, sprays, and powders primarily through health and natural food stores, supermarkets, mass market retailers, specialty retailers, online retailers, and websites. Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.