Sow Good (SOWG) and The Competition Critical Survey

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) is one of 39 public companies in the “Food & kindred products” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Sow Good to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	-4.21%	-19.26%	-6.42%
Sow Good Competitors	-30.58%	-48.85%	-12.27%

Risk and Volatility

Sow Good has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good’s peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Sow Good and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00
Sow Good Competitors	323	1313	1520	31	2.40

Sow Good presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.89%. As a group, “Food & kindred products” companies have a potential upside of 13.79%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sow Good is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sow Good and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$16.07 million	-$3.06 million	-57.20
Sow Good Competitors	$7.29 billion	$662.56 million	2.14

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

Summary

Sow Good beats its peers on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Sow Good Company Profile

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.