Benson Hill (BHIL) Competitors

BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) and Benson Hill (NASDAQ:BHIL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media prefer BOF or BHIL?

In the previous week, Benson Hill had 2 more articles in the media than BranchOut Food. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Benson Hill and 2 mentions for BranchOut Food. BranchOut Food's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Benson Hill's score of 0.33 indicating that BranchOut Food is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BranchOut Food	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Benson Hill	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BOF or BHIL?

BranchOut Food has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Benson Hill. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Benson Hill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BranchOut Food	$6.49M	3.49	-$3.93M	-$1.04	-2.55
Benson Hill	$466.73M	0.00	-$115.31M	-$18.56	-0.01

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BOF or BHIL?

Benson Hill received 9 more outperform votes than BranchOut Food when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BranchOut Food	N/A	N/A
Benson Hill	Outperform Votes 9 37.50%	Underperform Votes 15 62.50%

Which has more volatility and risk, BOF or BHIL?

BranchOut Food has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benson Hill has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BOF or BHIL more profitable?

Benson Hill has a net margin of -49.50% compared to BranchOut Food's net margin of -72.96%. Benson Hill's return on equity of -179.76% beat BranchOut Food's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BranchOut Food	-72.96%	-255.53%	-85.94%
Benson Hill	-49.50%	-179.76%	-53.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BOF or BHIL?

2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of Benson Hill shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of BranchOut Food shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Benson Hill shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Benson Hill beats BranchOut Food on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.