Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL – Get Free Report) and Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
13.0% of Edible Garden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of Village Farms International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Edible Garden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Village Farms International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Edible Garden and Village Farms International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Edible Garden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Village Farms International | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Edible Garden currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 6,374.82%. Given Edible Garden’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Edible Garden is more favorable than Village Farms International.
Volatility and Risk
Edible Garden has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Village Farms International has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Edible Garden and Village Farms International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Edible Garden | $13.84 million | 0.07 | -$17.33 million | ($1,994.47) | -0.00 |
| Village Farms International | $215.94 million | 1.62 | $32.44 million | $0.17 | 16.86 |
Village Farms International has higher revenue and earnings than Edible Garden. Edible Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Village Farms International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Edible Garden and Village Farms International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Edible Garden | -122.09% | N/A | -78.65% |
| Village Farms International | 9.85% | 7.62% | 5.48% |
Summary
Village Farms International beats Edible Garden on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Village Farms International
Village Farms International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells greenhouse-grown tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers in North America. It operates through four segments: Produce, Cannabis-Canada, Cannabis-U.S., and Energy. The company also produces and supplies cannabis products to other licensed providers and provincial governments in Canada and internationally; develops and sells cannabinoid-based health and wellness products, including ingestible, edibles, and topical applications; and produces power. It markets and distributes its products under the Village Farms brand name to retail supermarkets and fresh food distribution companies, as well as products produced under exclusive and non-exclusive arrangements from greenhouse supply partners. The company was formerly known as Village Farms Canada Inc. and changed its name to Village Farms International, Inc. in December 2009. Village Farms International, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Delta, Canada.
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