Diamond Foods (NASDAQ:DMND) versus Amplify Snack Brands, inc. (BETR) Head to Head Review

Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND) and Amplify Snack Brands, inc. (NYSE:BETR) are both non-cyclical consumer goods & services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitabiliy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Diamond Foods and Amplify Snack Brands, inc.’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamond Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amplify Snack Brands, inc.	$303.68 million	2.57	$78.64 million	$0.26	40.39

Amplify Snack Brands, inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Diamond Foods.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Diamond Foods and Amplify Snack Brands, inc., as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamond Foods	0	0	0	0	N/A
Amplify Snack Brands, inc.	0	5	3	0	2.38

Amplify Snack Brands, inc. has a consensus target price of $15.31, suggesting a potential upside of 45.83%. Given Amplify Snack Brands, inc.’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amplify Snack Brands, inc. is more favorable than Diamond Foods.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.9% of Amplify Snack Brands, inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.4% of Amplify Snack Brands, inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Diamond Foods and Amplify Snack Brands, inc.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamond Foods	3.46%	10.01%	2.50%
Amplify Snack Brands, inc.	6.39%	47.40%	3.25%

Summary

Amplify Snack Brands, inc. beats Diamond Foods on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamond Foods

Diamond Foods, Inc. is a United States-based snack food and culinary nut company. The Company’s product lines include Potato Chips, Snack Nuts, Popcorn, Inshell Nuts and Culinary Nuts. It sells its products under five brand names: Diamond of California, Kettle Brand, Kettle Chips, Emerald and Pop Secret. Its potato chips are sold under the Kettle Brand label in the United States and Kettle Chips brand in the United Kingdom, which are made with blends of all natural seasonings and cooked in small batches in oils. Its product line also includes better-for-you Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips, which are available in approximately five flavors. Snack Nuts are sold under the Emerald brand. It offers popcorn in both natural kernels and various flavors of microwave popcorn. Its inshell nuts are sold under the Diamond of California brand. Its culinary nuts are sold under the Diamond of California brand offering a source of nuts for salads, vegetables, pastas and baked goods.

About Amplify Snack Brands, inc.

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. is a snack food company focused on developing and marketing products that appeal to consumers’ growing preference for better-for-you (BFY) snacks. The Company’s segments are North America and International. The North America and International segments both operate in the snack food category and whose brands and products are offered in the natural and conventional grocery, drug, convenience, food service, club, mass merchandise and other channels. Its anchor brand, SkinnyPop, is a BFY ready-to-eat (RTE) popcorn brand. The Company’s products consist of its brand, SkinnyPop, in addition to Tyrrells, Paqui, Oatmega, Thomas Chipman, the Wholesome Food Company and Lisa’s Chips. As of December 31, 2016, SkinnyPop started with three core ingredients: popcorn, sunflower oil and salt. The SkinnyPop portfolio consisted of six flavors: Original, White Cheddar flavor, Sea Salt & Pepper, Naturally Sweet, Jalapeno and Dusted Dark Chocolate flavor, as of December 31, 2016.