Comparing Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) and Corteva (NYSE:CTVA)

Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) and Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bioceres Crop Solutions and Corteva”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$464.80 million	0.61	$3.24 million	($0.14)	-32.07
Corteva	$16.91 billion	3.00	$907.00 million	$1.64	45.35

Corteva has higher revenue and earnings than Bioceres Crop Solutions. Bioceres Crop Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corteva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bioceres Crop Solutions and Corteva, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bioceres Crop Solutions	0	0	4	2	3.33
Corteva	0	3	11	0	2.79

Bioceres Crop Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $8.63, suggesting a potential upside of 92.09%. Corteva has a consensus price target of $72.08, suggesting a potential downside of 3.08%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Corteva.

Profitability

This table compares Bioceres Crop Solutions and Corteva’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-2.14%	-2.37%	-0.99%
Corteva	6.77%	7.84%	4.67%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Corteva shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Corteva shares are owned 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.

Risk and Volatility

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corteva has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Corteva beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Corteva

Corteva, Inc. operates in the agriculture business. It operates through two segments, Seed and Crop Protection. The Seed segment develops and supplies advanced germplasm and traits that produce optimum yield for farms. It offers trait technologies that enhance resistance to weather, disease, insects, and herbicides used to control weeds, as well as food and nutritional characteristics. This segment also provides digital solutions that assist farmer decision-making with a view to optimize product selection, and maximize yield and profitability. The Crop Protection segment offers products that protect against weeds, insects and other pests, and diseases, as well as enhances crop health above and below ground through nitrogen management and seed-applied technologies. This segment provides herbicides, insecticides, nitrogen stabilizers, and pasture and range management herbicides. It serves agricultural input industry. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Corteva, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.