Head-To-Head Survey: Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) vs. Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS)

Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS) and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Beyond Meat shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Beyond Meat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Borealis Foods and Beyond Meat’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Borealis Foods	N/A	N/A	-$2.94 million	($0.21)	-19.00
Beyond Meat	$343.38 million	1.32	-$338.14 million	($5.24)	-1.34

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

Risk & Volatility

Borealis Foods has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Meat has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Borealis Foods and Beyond Meat’s 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%
Beyond Meat	-98.48%	N/A	-26.52%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Borealis Foods and Beyond Meat, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Borealis Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
Beyond Meat	6	2	0	0	1.25

Beyond Meat has a consensus target price of $5.36, suggesting a potential downside of 23.80%. Given Beyond Meat’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond Meat is more favorable than Borealis Foods.

About Borealis Foods

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.

About Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.