Reviewing Premier Foods (OTCMKTS:PFODF) & Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.0% of Premier Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Premier Foods and Sow Good”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Premier Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.72)	-3.45
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.80	-$3.06 million	$0.25	12.52

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Premier Foods and Sow Good, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier Foods	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00

Sow Good has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 459.11%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Premier Foods.

Summary

Sow Good beats Premier Foods on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Premier Foods

Premier Foods plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes branded and own label food products in the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. The company operates through Grocery, Sweet Treats, and international segments. It offers a portfolio of product categories, including flavorings and seasonings under the Bisto, OXO, Paxo, and Saxa brands; cooking sauces and accompaniments under the Sharwood's, Loyd Grossman, Spice Tailor and Homepride brands; quick meals, snacks, and soups under the Batchelors and Smash brands; ambient desserts under the Ambrosia, Bird's, and Angel Delight brands; and ambient cakes under the Mr Kipling and Cadbury brands. The company also provides dumplings under the Atora brand name; plain flour under the Be-Ro brand; dried milk under the Marvel brand name; plain and self-raising flour under the McDougalls brand; and plant based food under the Plantastic brand name. It offers its products through supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, and wholesale and food service facilities, as well as through e-commerce channels. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Saint Albans, the United Kingdom.

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.