JBS (NYSE:JBS) vs. Hot Mama’s Foods (OTCMKTS:HOTF) Critical Analysis

Hot Mama’s Foods (OTCMKTS:HOTF) and JBS (NYSE:JBS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Hot Mama’s Foods and JBS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hot Mama’s Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBS	1.98%	19.28%	4.08%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hot Mama’s Foods and JBS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hot Mama’s Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.11)	N/A
JBS	$86.18 billion	0.12	$2.02 billion	$1.59	8.60

JBS has higher revenue and earnings than Hot Mama’s Foods. Hot Mama’s Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hot Mama’s Foods and JBS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hot Mama’s Foods	0	0	0	0	0.00
JBS	0	2	4	2	3.00

JBS has a consensus price target of $18.75, indicating a potential upside of 37.11%. Given JBS’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JBS is more favorable than Hot Mama’s Foods.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Hot Mama’s Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

JBS beats Hot Mama’s Foods on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hot Mama’s Foods

Hot Mama's Foods, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes fresh, refrigerated, or perishable prepared foods in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company's products include salsa, hummus, pesto, dips, spreads, sauces, deli salads, entrees, side dishes, and others. It also provides private label food manufacturing, as well as co-packing services; offers testing and documentation of custom or proprietary formulas; and processes necessary for the introduction of new or customized products. The company sells its products under the Hot Mama's Foods' brand; and under the label of a wholesale brand customer or under private label. Hot Mama's Foods, Inc. markets its products to regional and national retail grocery chains, distributors to the retail grocery industry, brand-holders requiring contract manufacturing services, restaurant chains, and secondary processors making assemblies using the products as components or ingredients. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts.

About JBS

JBS N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a protein and food company worldwide. The company offers beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It also sells leather, leather, hygiene and cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging, biodiesel, and others, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products. In addition, the company is involved in beef processing, such as slaughtering, refrigerating, industrializing, and production of canned beef by-products, as well as fish processing; leather production, processing, and commercialization; production and commercialization of steel cans, plastic resin, soap base for production, soap bar, biodiesel, glycerin, olein, oily acid, collagen, and wrapper derived from cattle tripe; industrial waste management; cold storage; and purchase and sale of soybeans, tallow, palm oil, caustic soda, and stearin. Further, it engages in chicken and pork processing, including raising, slaughtering, and processing of broiler chickens and hogs; production and commercialization of beef and food products; production of pet food and concentrates; electric power production, cogeneration, and commercialization; operates distribution centers and harbors; and provides transportation services and dog biscuits. Additionally, it produces beef jerky; offers cattle fattening and warehousing services; operates logistics; and trades in by products from processing. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Amstelveen, Netherlands.