Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL – Get Free Report) and Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Edible Garden has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mondelez International has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Edible Garden and Mondelez International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Edible Garden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mondelez International | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2.65 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Edible Garden and Mondelez International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Edible Garden | $12.81 million | 0.12 | -$17.33 million | ($1,994.47) | -0.00 |
| Mondelez International | $38.54 billion | 2.01 | $2.45 billion | $2.72 | 22.31 |
Mondelez International has higher revenue and earnings than Edible Garden. Edible Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondelez International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Edible Garden and Mondelez International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Edible Garden | -122.09% | N/A | -78.65% |
| Mondelez International | 8.86% | 14.07% | 5.16% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
13.0% of Edible Garden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Mondelez International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Edible Garden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Mondelez International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Mondelez International beats Edible Garden on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Edible Garden
Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.
About Mondelez International
Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, distribution centers, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company also sells products directly to businesses and consumers through e-retail platforms, retailer digital platforms, as well as through its direct-to-consumer websites and social media platforms. Mondelez International, Inc. was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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