Contrasting Borealis Foods (BRLS) & Its Rivals

Borealis Foods (NASDAQ:BRLS) is one of 35 public companies in the “Food & kindred products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Borealis Foods to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Borealis Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Food & kindred products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Borealis Foods and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Borealis Foods	N/A	N/A	-1.68%
Borealis Foods Competitors	-30.99%	-32.82%	-7.20%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Borealis Foods and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Borealis Foods	$29.27 million	-$300,000.00	-20.76
Borealis Foods Competitors	$8.08 billion	$756.18 million	5.13

Borealis Foods’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Borealis Foods. Borealis Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Borealis Foods and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Borealis Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
Borealis Foods Competitors	245	1169	1436	30	2.43

As a group, “Food & kindred products” companies have a potential upside of 27.67%. Given Borealis Foods’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Borealis Foods has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Borealis Foods has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Borealis Foods’ rivals have a beta of 0.99, suggesting that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Borealis Foods rivals beat Borealis Foods on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Borealis Foods

Borealis Foods Inc. engages in the distribution of plant-based protein food products. The company's product includes Chef Woo, a high-protein meat alternative; and Ramen Express, vegetarian ramen noodles. Borealis Foods Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Oakville, Canada.