Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY – Get Free Report) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. | $887.72 million | 0.85 | $96.15 million | $2.22 | 5.36 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | $333.30 million | 0.08 | -$55.42 million | ($3.86) | -0.12 |
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher revenue and earnings than Bioceres Crop Solutions. Bioceres Crop Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. | 17.44% | 7.21% | 3.09% |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | -92.85% | -33.97% | -10.31% |
Summary
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria, an agricultural company, engages in the production of agricultural commodities in Brazil and other Latin American countries. The company operates through Agricultural Business, and Business Urban Properties and Investments segments. It is also involved in the management, development, and ownership of shopping malls, office buildings, and hotels; sale of grain derivatives, such as flour and oil; production and sale of crops, such as soybean, sugarcane, wheat, corn, oilseed, and sunflower, as well as sorghum and peanuts; and breeding, purchasing, and/or fattening of cattle for sale to slaughterhouses and supermarkets. In addition, it leases its farms to third parties for agriculture, cattle breeding, and seed production; and offers agricultural services. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
About Bioceres Crop Solutions
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides crop productivity solutions. It operates through Seed and Integrated Products, Crop Protection, and Crop Nutrition segments. The Seed and Integrated Products segment provides seed traits, germplasms, and seed treatment packs for healthier, and higher yielding crops. The Crop Protection segment develops, produces, and markets Rizoderma, adjuvants, therapies, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and baits. The Crop Nutrition segment develops, produces, commercializes, and sells inoculants, bio-inductors, and biological and microgranulated fertilizers. It also offers HB4, a drought tolerant seed technology program. The company operates in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Estonia, the United States, Paraguay, Russia, South Africa, France, Uruguay, and internationally. Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Rosario, Argentina.
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