CBL International (BANL) Competitors

HF Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and CBL International (NASDAQ:BANL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media favor HFFG or BANL?

In the previous week, HF Foods Group had 2 more articles in the media than CBL International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for HF Foods Group and 2 mentions for CBL International. HF Foods Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat CBL International's score of 0.81 indicating that HF Foods Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Foods Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CBL International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HFFG or BANL?

HF Foods Group received 9 more outperform votes than CBL International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HF Foods Group	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%
CBL International	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HFFG or BANL?

CBL International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HF Foods Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HF Foods Group	$1.18B	0.09	-$2.17M	-$0.03	-69.33
CBL International	$435.90M	0.07	$1.13M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, HFFG or BANL?

HF Foods Group has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBL International has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HFFG or BANL?

24.0% of HF Foods Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of CBL International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of HF Foods Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HFFG or BANL more profitable?

CBL International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to HF Foods Group's net margin of -0.16%. HF Foods Group's return on equity of 6.96% beat CBL International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Foods Group	-0.16%	6.96%	3.30%
CBL International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

HF Foods Group beats CBL International on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.