Critical Comparison: Amcon Distributing (NASDAQ:DIT) versus Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC)

Amcon Distributing (NASDAQ:DIT) and Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) are both retail/wholesale 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amcon Distributing and Performance Food Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amcon Distributing	$2.71 billion	0.03	$4.34 million	$5.96	20.97
Performance Food Group	$58.28 billion	0.24	$435.90 million	$2.71	32.80

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.

Profitability

This table compares Amcon Distributing and Performance Food Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.1% of Amcon Distributing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.0% of Amcon Distributing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Performance Food Group 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 & Risk

Amcon Distributing has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Performance Food Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amcon Distributing and Performance Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Performance Food Group has a consensus target price of $94.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Performance Food Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Performance Food Group is more favorable than Amcon Distributing.

Summary

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

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.

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.