Contrasting Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) & Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Tate & Lyle and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tate & Lyle	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sow Good	0	3	0	0	2.00

Sow Good has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.40%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Tate & Lyle.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tate & Lyle and Sow Good”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tate & Lyle	$2.07 billion	1.70	$236.32 million	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.90	-$3.06 million	$0.25	14.12

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.3% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tate & Lyle and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tate & Lyle	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	4.47%	8.15%	4.29%

Summary

Sow Good beats Tate & Lyle on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.