John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS – Get Free Report) and Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Dividends
John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Tate & Lyle pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Tate & Lyle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Tate & Lyle | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Tate & Lyle”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | $1.11 billion | 0.92 | $58.93 million | $5.70 | 15.28 |
| Tate & Lyle | $2.69 billion | 1.21 | $130.03 million | N/A | N/A |
Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son.
Profitability
This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and Tate & Lyle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 5.76% | 18.11% | 10.88% |
| Tate & Lyle | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk and Volatility
John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Tate & Lyle on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About John B. Sanfilippo & Son
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.
About Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food & Beverage Solutions, Sucralose, and Primary Products. The company offers dairy products, soups, sauces, and dressings; bakery products and snacks; texturants; nutritive sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and dextrose; fibres; and stabilizers and functional systems. It also provides industrial starches; acidulants, such as citric acid; and commodities comprising corn gluten feed, meal, and corn oil. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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