Benson Hill (BHIL) Competitors

Benson Hill (NASDAQ:BHIL) and Steakholder Foods (NASDAQ:STKH) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, BHIL or STKH?

Benson Hill has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steakholder Foods has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BHIL or STKH?

36.2% of Benson Hill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of Steakholder Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Benson Hill shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BHIL or STKH more profitable?

Steakholder Foods has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Benson Hill's net margin of -49.50%. Steakholder Foods' return on equity of 0.00% beat Benson Hill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benson Hill	-49.50%	-179.76%	-53.51%
Steakholder Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BHIL or STKH?

Benson Hill received 9 more outperform votes than Steakholder Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 37.50% of users gave Benson Hill an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Steakholder Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Benson Hill	Outperform Votes 9 37.50%	Underperform Votes 15 62.50%
Steakholder Foods	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BHIL or STKH?

Steakholder Foods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Benson Hill.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Benson Hill	$466.73M	0.00	-$115.31M	-$18.56	-0.01
Steakholder Foods	$10K	281.49	-$16.86M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to BHIL or STKH?

In the previous week, Steakholder Foods had 1 more articles in the media than Benson Hill. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Steakholder Foods and 0 mentions for Benson Hill. Steakholder Foods' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Benson Hill's score of 0.00 indicating that Steakholder Foods is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Benson Hill	Neutral
Steakholder Foods	Positive

Summary

Steakholder Foods beats Benson Hill on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.