Head-To-Head Analysis: Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) & Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL)

Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Mondelez International has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edible Garden has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mondelez International and Edible Garden”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mondelez International	$38.54 billion	2.01	$2.45 billion	$2.72	22.31
Edible Garden	$12.81 million	0.12	-$17.33 million	($1,994.47)	-0.00

Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Edible Garden. Edible Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Edible Garden shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mondelez International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Edible Garden shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Mondelez International and Edible Garden’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondelez International	8.86%	14.07%	5.16%
Edible Garden	-122.09%	N/A	-78.65%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Mondelez International and Edible Garden, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondelez International	0	9	13	1	2.65
Edible Garden	1	0	1	0	2.00

Mondelez International presently has a consensus target price of $66.61, suggesting a potential upside of 9.79%. Edible Garden has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3,990.91%. Given Edible Garden’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Edible Garden is more favorable than Mondelez International.

Summary

Mondelez International beats Edible Garden on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centers, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company also sells products directly to businesses and consumers through e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, as well as through its direct-to-consumer websites and social media platforms. Mondelez International, Inc. was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.