Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI – Get Free Report) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Cadiz and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cadiz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Cadiz presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 175.48%. Bioceres Crop Solutions has a consensus price target of $8.3750, suggesting a potential upside of 183.90%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Cadiz.
Volatility & Risk
Institutional & Insider Ownership
79.8% of Cadiz shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cadiz shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cadiz and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cadiz | $9.61 million | 30.98 | -$31.14 million | ($0.51) | -7.12 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | $464.80 million | 0.40 | $3.24 million | ($0.14) | -21.07 |
Bioceres Crop Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Cadiz. Bioceres Crop Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadiz, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Cadiz and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cadiz | -217.49% | -97.55% | -24.76% |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | -2.14% | -2.37% | -0.99% |
Summary
Bioceres Crop Solutions beats Cadiz on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cadiz
Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates through Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology segments. It offers water supply, water storage, water conveyance, and water filtration services. In addition, the company is involved in the cultivation of grain crops and alfalfa, as well as provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. It serves public water systems, government agencies, and other clients. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
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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