Financial Survey: AgriFORCE Growing Systems (NASDAQ:AGRI) & S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW)

S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) and AgriFORCE Growing Systems (NASDAQ:AGRI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares S&W Seed and AgriFORCE Growing Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
S&W Seed	$60.44 million	0.08	-$30.03 million	($14.24)	-0.15
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$70,000.00	36.49	-$16.27 million	N/A	N/A

AgriFORCE Growing Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than S&W Seed.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for S&W Seed and AgriFORCE Growing Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
S&W Seed	0	0	1	0	3.00
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00

S&W Seed presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,052.07%. Given S&W Seed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe S&W Seed is more favorable than AgriFORCE Growing Systems.

Profitability

This table compares S&W Seed and AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
S&W Seed	-85.38%	-50.81%	-17.71%
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	N/A	-131.03%	-73.97%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.7% of S&W Seed shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of S&W Seed shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

S&W Seed has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriFORCE Growing Systems has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

S&W Seed beats AgriFORCE Growing Systems on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About S&W Seed

S&W Seed Co. engages in the breeding, production, and sale of stevia and alfalfa seeds. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.

About AgriFORCE Growing Systems

AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., an agriculture-focused technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of plant-based ingredients and products that deliver healthier and nutritious solutions. The company operates in two divisions, AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands. It also offers management advisory services and holds intellectual property, as well as engages in the real estate holding and development activities. The company was formerly known as Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. and changed its name to AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. in November 2019. AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.