Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI) vs. Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) Head-To-Head Analysis

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Farmmi	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-15.27%	-14.72%	-6.21%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of Farmmi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Farmmi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Farmmi has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Farmmi and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Farmmi	$64.13 million	0.04	-$4.66 million	N/A	N/A
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$333.30 million	0.29	-$51.80 million	($0.81)	-1.90

Farmmi has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bioceres Crop Solutions.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Farmmi	1	0	0	0	1.00
Bioceres Crop Solutions	1	2	2	0	2.20

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a consensus target price of $4.17, suggesting a potential upside of 170.56%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Farmmi.

About Farmmi

Farmmi, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in processing and sale of agricultural products in China, the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, and the Middle East. The company offers Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, and other edible fungi, such as bamboo fungi, agrocybe aegerila, pleurotus eryngii, grifola frondose, coprinus comatus, and hericium erinaceus, as well as dried edible fungi. It is also involved in trading of cotton, corn, and other agricultural products. The company's products are offered under Lishui Shangeng, Farmmi Liangpin, Forasen, and Puyangtang brands. It offers its products through local distributors to processing manufacturers, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, and local specialty stores. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lishui, China.

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.