Hf Foods Group (HFFG) Competitors

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

Is ASPN or HFFG more profitable?

Hf Foods Group has a net margin of -3.97% compared to Aspen Aerogels' net margin of -78.53%. Hf Foods Group's return on equity of 7.01% beat Aspen Aerogels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspen Aerogels	-78.53%	2.92%	1.85%
Hf Foods Group	-3.97%	7.01%	3.02%

Do analysts rate ASPN or HFFG?

Aspen Aerogels presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 168.97%. Hf Foods Group has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.21%. Given Aspen Aerogels' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aspen Aerogels is more favorable than Hf Foods Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspen Aerogels	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Hf Foods Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASPN or HFFG?

97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of Hf Foods Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Hf Foods Group shares 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ASPN or HFFG?

Aspen Aerogels has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aspen Aerogels, 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
Aspen Aerogels	$452.70M	1.32	$13.38M	-$3.81	-1.90
Hf Foods Group	$1.20B	0.15	-$48.51M	-$0.91	-3.66

Does the media favor ASPN or HFFG?

In the previous week, Aspen Aerogels had 4 more articles in the media than Hf Foods Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aspen Aerogels and 13 mentions for Hf Foods Group. Hf Foods Group's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Aspen Aerogels' score of 0.39 indicating that Hf Foods Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aspen Aerogels	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hf Foods Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ASPN or HFFG?

Aspen Aerogels has a beta of 2.73, meaning that its stock price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hf Foods Group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aspen Aerogels beats Hf Foods Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.