Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) Financial Review

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) and Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Maison Solutions and Sprouts Farmers Market’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$55.30 million	0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sprouts Farmers Market	$6.84 billion	1.43	$258.86 million	$2.90	33.68

Sprouts Farmers Market has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sprouts Farmers Market shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and Sprouts Farmers Market’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	N/A	-9.09%	-1.45%
Sprouts Farmers Market	4.52%	27.53%	9.67%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Maison Solutions and Sprouts Farmers Market, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sprouts Farmers Market	0	7	2	0	2.22

Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus price target of $93.38, indicating a potential downside of 4.40%. Given Sprouts Farmers Market’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sprouts Farmers Market is more favorable than Maison Solutions.

Summary

Sprouts Farmers Market beats Maison Solutions on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.

About Sprouts Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.