Borealis Foods (BRLS) and Its Competitors Financial Review

Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS) is one of 36 publicly-traded companies in the “Food & kindred products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Borealis Foods to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Borealis Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Borealis Foods and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Borealis Foods	N/A	-$2.94 million	-18.48
Borealis Foods Competitors	$4.10 billion	$254.38 million	6.25

Borealis Foods’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Borealis Foods. Borealis Foods 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.

Risk & Volatility

Borealis Foods has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borealis Foods’ peers have a beta of 1.11, suggesting that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Borealis Foods and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Borealis Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
Borealis Foods Competitors	303	1215	1340	26	2.38

As a group, “Food & kindred products” companies have a potential upside of 11.77%. Given Borealis Foods’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Borealis Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Borealis Foods and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Borealis Foods	N/A	N/A	-12.25%
Borealis Foods Competitors	-30.93%	-34.62%	-8.09%

Summary

Borealis Foods peers beat Borealis Foods on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

Borealis Foods Company Profile

Borealis Foods Inc. engages in the distribution of plant-based protein food products. The company's product includes Chef Woo, a high-protein meat alternative; and Ramen Express, vegetarian ramen noodles. Borealis Foods Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Oakville, Canada.