Head to Head Comparison: CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) vs. Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA)

Mama’s Creations (NASDAQ:MAMA) and CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Mama’s Creations and CIMG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mama’s Creations	3.53%	10.05%	7.12%
CIMG	N/A	-23.59%	-15.90%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mama’s Creations and CIMG”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mama’s Creations	$171.71 million	3.68	$5.29 million	$0.17	78.82
CIMG	$10.30 million	0.21	-$4.88 million	($4.00)	-0.06

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

Risk & Volatility

Mama’s Creations has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIMG has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.2% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of CIMG shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Mama’s Creations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CIMG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mama’s Creations and CIMG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mama’s Creations	0	2	6	1	2.89
CIMG	1	0	0	0	1.00

Mama’s Creations currently has a consensus price target of $19.86, suggesting a potential upside of 48.19%. Given Mama’s Creations’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mama’s Creations is more favorable than CIMG.

Summary

Mama’s Creations beats CIMG on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mama’s Creations

Mama’s Creations, Inc. engages in the marketing, manufacturing, and distribution of beef meatballs with sauce, turkey meatballs with sauce, beef meat loaf, sausage and peppers, chicken parmesan, and other similar meats and sauces. Its products include beef meatballs, turkey meatballs, stuffed meatballs, lasagna roll ups, retail ready meals, bulk deli, single-size pasta bowls, and packaged refrigerated products. Its brands include MamaMancini’s, Creative Salads, and The Olive Branch. The company was founded by Daniel Dougherty on July 22, 2009 and is headquartered in East Rutherford, NJ.

About CIMG

CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.