Financial Contrast: Borealis Foods (BRLS) versus Its Rivals

Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS) is one of 177 publicly-traded companies in the “Packaged Foods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Borealis Foods to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Borealis Foods and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Borealis Foods	N/A	N/A	-12.25%
Borealis Foods Competitors	-32.26%	-256.57%	-11.99%

Volatility & Risk

Borealis Foods has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borealis Foods’ competitors have a beta of 0.77, indicating that their average share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Borealis Foods and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Borealis Foods	N/A	-$2.94 million	-19.05
Borealis Foods Competitors	$1.62 billion	$50.13 million	205.82

Borealis Foods’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Borealis Foods. Borealis Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of shares of all “Packaged Foods” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Borealis Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Packaged Foods” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Borealis Foods and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Borealis Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
Borealis Foods Competitors	488	2017	2633	42	2.43

As a group, “Packaged Foods” companies have a potential upside of 0.68%. Given Borealis Foods’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Borealis Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Borealis Foods competitors beat Borealis Foods on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Borealis Foods Company Profile

Borealis Foods Inc. engages in the distribution of plant-based protein food products. Its products include Chef Woo, a high-protein instant ramen with 20 grams of plant-based complete protein; and Ramen Express, a vegetarian ramen noodles. The company is based in Oakville, Canada.