PYXUS INTERNATIONAL (OTCMKTS:PYYX – Get Free Report) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of PYXUS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by 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 PYXUS INTERNATIONAL and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PYXUS INTERNATIONAL | -0.23% | -3.32% | -0.30% |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | -15.27% | -14.72% | -6.21% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PYXUS INTERNATIONAL | $119.15 million | 0.48 | $15.17 million | ($0.20) | -11.50 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | $333.30 million | 0.37 | -$51.80 million | ($0.81) | -2.46 |
PYXUS INTERNATIONAL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bioceres Crop Solutions. PYXUS INTERNATIONAL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bioceres Crop Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PYXUS INTERNATIONAL and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PYXUS INTERNATIONAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Bioceres Crop Solutions has a consensus price target of $4.17, indicating a potential upside of 109.38%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than PYXUS INTERNATIONAL.
Summary
PYXUS INTERNATIONAL beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PYXUS INTERNATIONAL
Pyxus International, Inc., an agricultural company, offers value-added products and services to businesses and customers. It also involved in the purchasing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products. The company offers its products in China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Russia, Northern Africa, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Old Holdco, Inc. Pyxus International, Inc. was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.
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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