Reviewing Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) & Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NFPDF)

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NFPDF) and Sow Good (OTCMKTS:SOWG) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sow Good	0	0	2	0	3.00

Sow Good has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 527.24%. Given Sow Good’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sow Good is more favorable than Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd..

Profitability

This table compares Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sow Good	-19.05%	-91.69%	-23.25%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.9% of Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.3% of Sow Good shares are owned by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Sow Good”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$170.94	0.14
Sow Good	$40.13 million	0.71	-$3.06 million	$0.25	11.16

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sow Good. Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sow Good, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. beats Sow Good on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of instant foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through the Nissin Food Products, Myojo Foods, Chilled and Frozen Foods and Beverages, Confectionery, The Americas, China, Asia, EMEA, and Domestic Others segments. Its products include packaged instant noodles, cup noodles, chilled and frozen foods, soups, chilled noodles, cereal foods, dairy products, confectionery, rice crackers and snacks, beverages and yogurt, potato chips, and other products. The company offers its products under Chicken Ramen, Cup Noodle, Cup Noodles Chicken, Demae Iccho, Hé wèi dào, 365 Noodles, Cup brand names. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Sow Good

Sow Good Inc. produces and sells freeze-dried candy, snacks, smoothies, and granola in the United States. It markets its products through direct-to-consumer focused websites, as well as through the business-to-business sales channels. The company offers its products under the Sow Good and Sustain Us brands. The company was formerly known as Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Sow Good Inc. in January 2021. Sow Good Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Irving, Texas.