Head-To-Head Contrast: Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) versus Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN)

Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN) and Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ:SFD) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Jammin Java has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smithfield Foods has a beta of -0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 144% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Jammin Java and Smithfield Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jammin Java	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smithfield Foods	6.48%	15.54%	8.76%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Jammin Java and Smithfield Foods”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jammin Java	N/A	N/A	-$230,000.00	N/A	N/A
Smithfield Foods	$15.53 billion	0.62	$987.00 million	$2.56	9.55

Smithfield Foods has higher revenue and earnings than Jammin Java.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Jammin Java and Smithfield Foods, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jammin Java	0	0	0	0	0.00
Smithfield Foods	0	1	5	0	2.83

Smithfield Foods has a consensus target price of $30.88, indicating a potential upside of 26.33%. Given Smithfield Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smithfield Foods is more favorable than Jammin Java.

Summary

Smithfield Foods beats Jammin Java on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jammin Java

Jammin Java Corp. produces and sells roasted coffee under the Marley Coffee brand name in the United States and internationally. It distributes roasted coffee to grocery, retail, online, service, hospitality, office coffee service, and big box store industries. The company was formerly known as Marley Coffee Inc. and changed its name to Jammin Java Corp. in July 2009. Jammin Java Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, Inc. produces and markets a variety of fresh meat and packaged meats products both domestically and internationally. The Company operates in four segments: Pork, Hog Production, International and Corporate, each of which consists of a number of subsidiaries, joint ventures and other investments. The Pork segment consists mainly of its three wholly owned United States fresh pork and packaged meats subsidiaries: The Smithfield Packing Company, Inc. (Smithfield Packing), Farmland Foods, Inc. (Farmland Foods) and John Morrell Food Group (John Morrell). The Hog Production segment consists of the Company’s hog production operations located in the United States. On September 2012 (fiscal 2013), the Company acquired a 70% controlling interest in American Skin Food Group, LLC. Effective September 26, 2013, Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd merged with Smithfield Foods Inc, a producer and wholesaler of pork meat products.