Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) & Bion Environmental Technologies (OTCMKTS:BNET) Head-To-Head Contrast

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) and Bion Environmental Technologies (OTCMKTS:BNET) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yara International ASA and Bion Environmental Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yara International ASA	$13.93 billion	0.68	$15.00 million	$0.57	32.62
Bion Environmental Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$11.69 million	($0.22)	-0.91

Yara International ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Bion Environmental Technologies. Bion Environmental Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yara International ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Yara International ASA and Bion Environmental Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yara International ASA	2.04%	10.42%	4.88%
Bion Environmental Technologies	N/A	N/A	-15,911.46%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Yara International ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Bion Environmental Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.2% of Bion Environmental Technologies shares are owned by 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.

Volatility and Risk

Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bion Environmental Technologies has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Yara International ASA and Bion Environmental Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yara International ASA	1	0	0	2	3.00
Bion Environmental Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Yara International ASA beats Bion Environmental Technologies on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA provides crop nutrition and industrial solutions in Norway, European Union, Europe, Africa, Asia, North and Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers ammonium- and urea-based fertilizers; compound fertilizers that contain nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium; coatings; biostimulants; organic-based fertilizers; green fertilizers are nitrate-based mineral fertilizers, as well as foliar and fertigation solutions; and nitrate, calcium nitrate, micronutrient, and fertigation and urea fertilizers. It also offers digital solutions, such as variable rate application solutions; N-Sensor, a tractor-mounted hardware; N-Tester, a handheld nitrogen measurement tool; YaraFX Insight, an agricultural API; and Atfarm, a digital toolbox for farmer. The company sells its products under YaraBela, YaraMila, YaraLiva, YaraVita, YaraRega, YaraTera, YaraSuna, and YaraVera and brands. Yara International ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About Bion Environmental Technologies

Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. develops patented and proprietary technology that provides waste treatment and resource recovery solutions for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the United States and internationally. The company offers Gen3Tech, a third-generation technology and business/technology platform, which remediates environmental problems and improve operational/resource efficiencies through recovering co-products from the CAFOs’ waste stream, including renewable energy, fertilizer products, and clean water. It also focuses on the installation of its systems to retrofit and environmentally remediate existing CAFOs; development of waste treatment facilities; and licensing and/or joint venturing of its technology and applications. Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Old Bethpage, New York.