Ingredion (NYSE:INGR – Get Rating) and Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI – Get Rating) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Ingredion and Forafric Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
Get Ingredion alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ingredion | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Forafric Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Ingredion presently has a consensus price target of $94.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Given Ingredion's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ingredion is more favorable than Forafric Global.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
85.7% of Ingredion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Forafric Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ingredion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Forafric Global 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.Volatility and Risk
Ingredion has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forafric Global has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Ingredion and Forafric Global's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ingredion | 5.77% | 14.62% | 6.34% |
| Forafric Global | N/A | -25.93% | -1.74% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ingredion and Forafric Global's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ingredion | $6.89 billion | 0.93 | $117.00 million | $6.62 | 14.79 |
| Forafric Global | N/A | N/A | -$2.67 million | N/A | N/A |
Ingredion has higher revenue and earnings than Forafric Global.
Summary
Ingredion beats Forafric Global on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ingredion
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Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells starches and sweeteners for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America; South America; Asia-Pacific; and Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company offers sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrups, caramel colors, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrins, and glucose syrup solids, as well as food-grade and industrial starches, biomaterials, and nutrition ingredients. It also provides edible corn oil; refined corn oil to packers of cooking oil and to producers of margarine, salad dressings, shortening, mayonnaise, and other foods; and corn gluten feed used as protein feed for chickens, pet food, and aquaculture, as well as fruit and vegetable products, such as concentrates, purees and essences, pulse proteins, and hydrocolloids systems and blends. The company's products are derived primarily from processing corn and other starch-based materials, such as tapioca, potato, and rice. It serves food, beverage, brewing, and animal nutrition industries. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International, Inc. and changed its name to Ingredion Incorporated in June 2012. Ingredion Incorporated was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.
About Forafric Global
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Forafric Global PLC engages in the purchase, storage, transport, processing, and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products in Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa. The company offers flour and semolina; and secondary processing products, such as pasta and couscous under the Tria and MayMouna brands. It serves wholesale foods manufacturers and distributors The company also exports its products to approximately 45 countries. Forafric Global PLC is headquartered in Gibraltar.
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