Head-To-Head Survey: Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) vs. Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB)

Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) and Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Campbell Soup and Sow Good’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Campbell Soup	$9.36 billion	1.45	$858.00 million	$2.47	18.41
Sow Good	$16.07 million	14.24	-$3.06 million	($0.35)	-64.46

Campbell Soup has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good. Sow Good is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Campbell Soup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Campbell Soup and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Campbell Soup	3	9	3	0	2.00
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00

Campbell Soup currently has a consensus target price of $46.56, suggesting a potential upside of 2.39%. Sow Good has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. Given Campbell Soup’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Campbell Soup is more favorable than Sow Good.

Volatility and Risk

Campbell Soup has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.4% of Campbell Soup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Campbell Soup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Campbell Soup	7.85%	23.26%	6.84%
Sow Good	-4.21%	-19.26%	-6.42%

Summary

Campbell Soup beats Sow Good on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Campbell Soup

Campbell Soup Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food and beverage products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Meals & Beverages and Snacks segments. The Meals & Beverages segment engages in the retail and foodservice businesses in the United States and Canada. This segment provides Campbell's condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, and non-dairy beverages; Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces; Campbell's gravies, pasta, beans, and dinner sauces; Swanson canned poultry; V8 juices and beverages; Campbell's tomato juice; and snacking products in foodservice in Canada. The Snacks segment retails Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery, and frozen products, that includes Goldfish crackers, Snyder's of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory pretzel crisps, Pop Secret popcorn, and other snacking products. This segment is also involved in the retail business in Latin America. It sells its products through retail food chains, mass discounters and merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, drug stores, and dollar stores, as well as e-commerce and other retail, commercial, and non-commercial establishments, and independent contractor distributors. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

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.