Hf Foods Group (HFFG) Competitors

Hf Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is HFFG or ITRN more profitable?

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.35% compared to Hf Foods Group's net margin of -3.97%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 28.24% beat Hf Foods Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hf Foods Group	-3.97%	7.01%	3.02%
Ituran Location and Control	16.35%	28.24%	16.47%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HFFG or ITRN?

Ituran Location and Control has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, 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
Hf Foods Group	$1.22B	0.15	-$48.51M	-$0.91	-3.54
Ituran Location and Control	$336.26M	2.07	$53.65M	$2.79	12.53

Which has more volatility and risk, HFFG or ITRN?

Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HFFG or ITRN?

Hf Foods Group currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 117.39%. Ituran Location and Control has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.98%. Given Hf Foods Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hf Foods Group is more favorable than Ituran Location and Control.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hf Foods Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HFFG or ITRN?

In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control had 4 more articles in the media than Hf Foods Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 1 mentions for Hf Foods Group. Ituran Location and Control's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Hf Foods Group's score of 1.25 indicating that Ituran Location and Control is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hf Foods Group	Positive
Ituran Location and Control	Very Positive

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

24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats Hf Foods Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.