Head to Head Contrast: Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) & YaSheng Group (OTCMKTS:HERB)

Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) and YaSheng Group (OTCMKTS:HERB) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Cibus has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YaSheng Group has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cibus and YaSheng Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cibus	$4.26 million	12.18	-$251.39 million	($10.98)	-0.14
YaSheng Group	$18.59 million	0.26	$5.31 million	N/A	N/A

YaSheng Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cibus and YaSheng Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cibus	0	0	3	1	3.25
YaSheng Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cibus presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,284.52%. Given Cibus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cibus is more favorable than YaSheng Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Cibus shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of Cibus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cibus and YaSheng Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cibus	-5,784.87%	-53.20%	-18.04%
YaSheng Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cibus beats YaSheng Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cibus

Cibus, Inc., a agricultural biotechnology company, develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties. The company primarily focus on trait productivity in two areas, including productivity traits that enable farmers to have higher yields and reduce the use of the crop protection chemicals and fertilizers; and sustainable ingredients that enable corporations to replace ingredients that are fossil fuel based or whose production results in increased greenhouse gases. Cibus, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.

About YaSheng Group

YaSheng Group, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets farming and sideline products; chemical materials and products; textiles; construction materials; and livestock and poultry products primarily in the People's Republic of China. It cultivates, processes, markets, and distributes various food and agro-byproducts. The company's products include cotton, corns, barley, wheat, flax, and alfalfa; vegetables comprising onions, potatoes, beet, and peas; fruits, including apples, pears, and apricots; specialty crops consisting of hops, wolfberries, cumin, hemp, and liquorices; seeds, such as black melon, sunflower, corn, hemp, and flax seeds; and eggs. It also provides construction materials, such as cement; and designs, develops, and markets new technologies related to agriculture and genetic biology. The company sells its products to food processors, supermarkets, and wholesale stores through distributors, as well as to direct customers. YaSheng Group exports its products. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Lanzhou, the People's Republic of China. As of December 31, 2015, YaSheng Group is a subsidiary of Gansu Yasheng Salt Chemical Industrial Group, Ltd.