Armanino Foods of Distinction (OTCMKTS:AMNF – Get Free Report) and Oatly Group (NASDAQ:OTLY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Armanino Foods of Distinction and Oatly Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Armanino Foods of Distinction | $76.10 million | 4.80 | $18.80 million | $0.63 | 18.89 |
| Oatly Group | $862.46 million | 0.47 | -$152.77 million | ($4.13) | -3.09 |
Armanino Foods of Distinction has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oatly Group. Oatly Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armanino Foods of Distinction, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Armanino Foods of Distinction and Oatly Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Armanino Foods of Distinction | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Oatly Group | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Armanino Foods of Distinction currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.05%. Oatly Group has a consensus target price of $14.39, indicating a potential upside of 12.58%. Given Armanino Foods of Distinction’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Armanino Foods of Distinction is more favorable than Oatly Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.1% of Armanino Foods of Distinction shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Oatly Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.2% of Armanino Foods of Distinction shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Oatly Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Armanino Foods of Distinction and Oatly Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Armanino Foods of Distinction | 24.57% | 46.16% | 34.56% |
| Oatly Group | -13.81% | -2,479.86% | -16.65% |
Risk & Volatility
Armanino Foods of Distinction has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oatly Group has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Armanino Foods of Distinction beats Oatly Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Armanino Foods of Distinction
Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc. produces and markets frozen food products in the United States. The company offers gourmet beef, Italian style beef and pork, and smoked turkey meatballs; grated parmesan and 3 cheese blend cheese; and various pesto, such as basil, artichoke, cilantro, dried tomato and garlic, roasted garlic, roasted red bell pepper, and southwest chipotle. It also provides frozen pasta, which includes beef cannelloni, cheese manicotti, cheese stuffed shells, cheese tortellini; pasta sheets, potato gnocchi, and tricolor cheese tortellini, as well as beef, butternut squash, four cheese, cheese and spinach, and wild mushroom ravioli; and various sauces, comprising creamy garlic, alfresco, Bolognese, chimichurri, harissa, and romesco. The company offers its products under the Armanino brand. It markets its products through a network of food brokers and sells to retail and foodservice distributors, club-type stores, and industrial accounts. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Hayward, California.
About Oatly Group
Oatly Group AB, an oatmilk company, provides a range of plant-based dairy products made from oats in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. It offers Barista edition oatmilk, oatgurts, frozen desserts, ice-creams, and yogurts; cooking products, including cooking cream, in regular and organic, Crème Fraiche, whipping cream, vanilla custard, and spreads in a variety of flavors; and ready-to-go drinks. The company was formerly known as Havre Global AB and changed its name to Oatly Group AB in March 2021. Oatly Group AB was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.
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