Head to Head Review: Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI) vs. Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG)

Sow Good (NASDAQ:SOWG) and Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sow Good and Farmmi, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	1	0	0	0	1.00
Farmmi	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Farmmi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	N/A	-458.33%	-136.07%
Farmmi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Farmmi shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sow Good shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Farmmi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sow Good and Farmmi”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$31.99 million	2.25	-$40.64 million	($24.59)	-0.15
Farmmi	$27.97 million	0.05	-$53.10 million	N/A	N/A

Sow Good has higher revenue and earnings than Farmmi.

Volatility and Risk

Sow Good has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmmi has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. is engaged in producing nutritious products in the freeze-dried food industry. Sow Good Inc., formerly known as Black Ridge Oil and Gas Inc., is based in IRVING, Texas.

About Farmmi

Farmmi, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in processing and sale of agricultural products in China, the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, and the Middle East. The company offers Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, and other edible fungi, such as bamboo fungi, agrocybe aegerila, pleurotus eryngii, grifola frondose, coprinus comatus, and hericium erinaceus, as well as dried edible fungi. It is also involved in trading of cotton, corn, and other agricultural products. The company's products are offered under Lishui Shangeng, Farmmi Liangpin, Forasen, and Puyangtang brands. It offers its products through local distributors to processing manufacturers, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, and local specialty stores. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lishui, China.