Financial Survey: Blue Star Foods (NASDAQ:BSFC) vs. Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI)

Blue Star Foods (NASDAQ:BSFC) and Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blue Star Foods and Forafric Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Star Foods	$5.93 million	0.02	-$4.47 million	($0.03)	-0.03
Forafric Global	$176.49 million	1.64	-$14.89 million	N/A	N/A

Blue Star Foods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forafric Global.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Star Foods and Forafric Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Star Foods	-82.34%	-134.60%	-66.98%
Forafric Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Blue Star Foods has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forafric Global has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Blue Star Foods and Forafric Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Star Foods	0	0	0	0	0.00
Forafric Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.8% of Blue Star Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Forafric Global shares are held by institutional investors. 53.7% of Blue Star Foods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Forafric Global shares are held by company 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

Forafric Global beats Blue Star Foods on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Star Foods

Blue Star Foods Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates as a marine protein company in the United States and Canada. The company imports, packages, and sells refrigerated pasteurized crab meats and other premium seafood products. It sells its products primarily to food service distributors, as well as wholesalers, retail establishments, and seafood distributors under the Blue Star, Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, Lubkin's Coastal Pride, First Choice, Good Stuff, Coastal Pride Fresh, TOBC, and Little Cedar Farms brands. Blue Star Foods Corp. was formerly known as John Keeler & Co. Inc. The company is based in Miami, Florida.

About Forafric Global

Forafric Global PLC engages in the purchase, storage, transport, processing, and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products in Morocco, Burkina, Mali, Angola, and internationally. The company provides wheat flours and semolina; and secondary processing products, such as pasta and couscous under the TRIA and MayMouna brand names. It serves wholesale foods manufacturers and distributors. The company also exports its products to approximately 45 countries. Forafric Global PLC was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Gibraltar.