Reviewing Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY)

Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) and Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Ahold and Hf Foods Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ahold	2.45%	16.70%	4.84%
Hf Foods Group	-2.77%	7.24%	2.77%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Ahold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Ahold has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Ahold and Hf Foods Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ahold	0	4	0	2	2.67
Hf Foods Group	1	0	2	0	2.33

Hf Foods Group has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 203.03%. Given Hf Foods Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hf Foods Group is more favorable than Ahold.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ahold and Hf Foods Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ahold	$104.46 billion	0.30	$2.56 billion	€2.95	12.01
Hf Foods Group	$1.25 billion	0.08	-$38.84 million	($0.65)	-2.79

Ahold has higher revenue and earnings than Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ahold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Ahold beats Hf Foods Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ahold

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products. It operates its supermarkets, convenience stores, and online stores under the Food Lion, Stop & Shop, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Giant Food, FreshDirect, Albert Heijn, bol.com, Etos, Gall & Gall, Delhaize, Albert, Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos, Mega Image, Delhaize Serbia, Peapod Digital labs, and Retail Business Service brands. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. in July 2016. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands.

About Hf Foods Group

HF Foods Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes Asian specialty food, seafood, fresh produce, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to Asian and Chinese restaurants, and other foodservice customers in the United States. The company offers seafood, including lobsters, shrimp, crabs, scallops, and fish; Asian specialty food items, including noodles, rice, dried mushrooms and beans, sauces and seasonings, and spring rolls, as well as canned products, such as preserved vegetables, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts; and meat and poultry products, including beef, pork, chicken, and duck. It also provides fresh produce products, such as vegetables and fruits; commodities comprising oil, flour, sugar, and salt; and packaging and other items including take-out accessories. HF Foods Group Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.