Reviewing Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) and Hilton Food Group (OTCMKTS:HLFGY)

Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) and Hilton Food Group (OTCMKTS:HLFGY) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Sow Good and Hilton Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00
Hilton Food Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Sow Good currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 62.04%. Given Sow Good’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Hilton Food Group.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Hilton Food Group’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%
Hilton Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sow Good and Hilton Food Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$41.61 million	2.63	-$3.06 million	($0.35)	-30.86
Hilton Food Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hilton Food Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sow Good.

Summary

Sow Good beats Hilton Food Group on 5 of the 8 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 Hilton Food Group

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food packing business. It offers beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, and vegan and vegetarian food, such as steak, roast, diced, mince, meatloaf, sausages, burgers, meatballs ribs, chops, bacon, gammon, schnitzel, pulled belly, rib rack, smoked loin, shanks, carcass, chicken kabab, chicken drumsticks, chicken tight, chicken wings, half chicken, duck leg, duck half, coated, salmon, white fish, shellfish, fish cakes, smoked salmon, strips, nuggets, pulled, and balls. The company also offers meals, that includes sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, hummus, salad, pizza, garlic bread, soup, ready meals, pasta sauce, meal kits, slow cooked, and ready to cook foods. The company supplies its products for international food retailers. It operates in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Australia, and New Zealand. Hilton Food Group plc was founded in 1994 and is based in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.