Analyzing Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) and Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA)

Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA) and Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.3% of Nocera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Conagra Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Nocera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Conagra Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Nocera and Conagra Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nocera	1	0	0	0	1.00
Conagra Brands	3	10	1	0	1.86

Conagra Brands has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.77%. Given Conagra Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Conagra Brands is more favorable than Nocera.

Profitability

This table compares Nocera and Conagra Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nocera	-24.59%	-81.74%	-69.13%
Conagra Brands	7.42%	11.72%	4.95%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nocera and Conagra Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nocera	$17.01 million	0.78	-$2.35 million	($0.24)	-3.83
Conagra Brands	$11.61 billion	0.70	$1.15 billion	$1.76	9.71

Conagra Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Nocera. Nocera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conagra Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Nocera has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conagra Brands has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Conagra Brands beats Nocera on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nocera

Nocera, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and produces recirculating aquaculture systems for fish farms in Taiwan. The company also offers consulting, technology transfer, and aquaculture project management services to new and existing aquaculture management business services. In addition, the company sells signature seafood porridge bowl through its flagship bento box store. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

About Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer packaged goods food company primarily in the United States. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products through various retail channels. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature-controlled food products through various retail channels. The International segment offers food products in various temperature states through retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers branded and customized food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for restaurants and other foodservice establishments. The company sells its products under the Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, Angie's, BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera brands. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.