B&G Foods (BGS) Competitors

B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Does the media prefer BGS or THS?

In the previous week, TreeHouse Foods had 6 more articles in the media than B&G Foods. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for TreeHouse Foods and 8 mentions for B&G Foods. B&G Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat TreeHouse Foods' score of -0.31 indicating that B&G Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B&G Foods	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TreeHouse Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BGS or THS?

TreeHouse Foods has higher revenue and earnings than B&G Foods. TreeHouse Foods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B&G Foods, 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
B&G Foods	$1.96B	0.25	-$66.20M	-$0.34	-18.46
TreeHouse Foods	$3.36B	0.52	$53.10M	-$0.47	-72.85

Is BGS or THS more profitable?

TreeHouse Foods has a net margin of -0.72% compared to B&G Foods' net margin of -1.34%. B&G Foods' return on equity of 6.97% beat TreeHouse Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B&G Foods	-1.34%	6.97%	1.61%
TreeHouse Foods	-0.72%	5.94%	2.38%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BGS or THS?

66.2% of B&G Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of B&G Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BGS or THS?

B&G Foods has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BGS or THS?

TreeHouse Foods received 135 more outperform votes than B&G Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.94% of users gave TreeHouse Foods an outperform vote while only 53.88% of users gave B&G Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B&G Foods	Outperform Votes 354 53.88%	Underperform Votes 303 46.12%
TreeHouse Foods	Outperform Votes 489 64.94%	Underperform Votes 264 35.06%

Do analysts prefer BGS or THS?

B&G Foods presently has a consensus target price of $8.30, suggesting a potential upside of 32.27%. TreeHouse Foods has a consensus target price of $34.20, suggesting a potential downside of 0.12%. Given B&G Foods' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe B&G Foods is more favorable than TreeHouse Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B&G Foods	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
TreeHouse Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

TreeHouse Foods beats B&G Foods on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.