Contrasting Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) & 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:VCXA)

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP – Get Rating) and 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:VCXA – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Fresh Del Monte Produce and 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fresh Del Monte Produce	0	0	0	0	N/A
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Fresh Del Monte Produce has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.8% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of Fresh Del Monte Produce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Fresh Del Monte Produce and 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fresh Del Monte Produce	2.52%	4.93%	2.77%
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	-6.17%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fresh Del Monte Produce and 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fresh Del Monte Produce	$4.44 billion	0.29	$98.60 million	$2.32	11.44
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	-$8.68 million	N/A	N/A

Fresh Del Monte Produce has higher revenue and earnings than 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II.

Summary

Fresh Del Monte Produce beats 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fresh Del Monte Produce

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Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. engages in production and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetable products. It operates through the following segments: Fresh and Value-added products, Bananas, and Other Products and Services. The Fresh and Value-added products segment includes sales of pineapples, melons, non-tropical fruit (including grapes, apples, citrus, blueberries, strawberries, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and kiwis), other fruit and vegetables, avocados, fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, other beverages, and prepared meals and snacks. The Bananas segment produces bananas. The Other Products and Services segment operates the third-party freight and logistics services business and the Jordanian poultry and meats business. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

About 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II

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10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus on identifying technology and tech-enabled businesses in the consumer internet, ecommerce, software, healthcare, transportation/mobility, and financial services industries, as well as other industries that are being disrupted by advances in technology and on technology paradigms, including artificial intelligence automation, data science, ecommerce, and software-as-a-service. 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.