Contrasting Amcon Distributing (NASDAQ:DIT) and Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC)

Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) and Amcon Distributing (NASDAQ:DIT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.9% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Amcon Distributing shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.0% of Amcon Distributing shares are owned by 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 Performance Food Group and Amcon Distributing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Performance Food Group	0.72%	16.66%	5.02%
Amcon Distributing	0.13%	3.27%	0.95%

Risk & Volatility

Performance Food Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amcon Distributing has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Performance Food Group and Amcon Distributing, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Performance Food Group	0	3	10	0	2.77
Amcon Distributing	0	0	0	0	0.00

Performance Food Group currently has a consensus price target of $94.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Performance Food Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Performance Food Group is more favorable than Amcon Distributing.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Performance Food Group and Amcon Distributing”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Performance Food Group	$58.28 billion	0.24	$435.90 million	$2.71	32.49
Amcon Distributing	$2.71 billion	0.03	$4.34 million	$5.96	21.62

Performance Food Group has higher revenue and earnings than Amcon Distributing. Amcon Distributing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Performance Food Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Performance Food Group beats Amcon Distributing on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Performance Food Group

Performance Food Group Company, through its subsidiaries, markets and distributes food and food-related products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Foodservice, Vistar, and Convenience. The company offers a range of frozen foods, groceries, candy, snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and other tobacco products; beef, pork, poultry, and seafood; and health and beauty care products. It also sells disposables, cleaning and kitchen supplies, and related products. In addition, the company offers value-added services, such as product selection and procurement, menu development, and operational strategy. It serves independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, hospitals, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, retailers, convenience stores, theaters, hospitality providers, concessionaires, airport gift shops, college bookstores, corrections facilities, and impulse locations, as well as franchises and other institutional customers. Performance Food Group Company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

About Amcon Distributing

AMCON Distributing Co. engages in the distribution of consumer products. It operates through the Wholesale Distribution (Wholesale) and Retail Health Food (Retail) segments. The Wholesale segment refers to the wholesale distribution of consumer products. The Retail segment focuses on the sale of health and natural food products. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.