Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) Critical Review

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) and Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cibus has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and Cibus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$1.05 billion	0.36	$24.08 million	($0.03)	-121.33
Cibus	$4.26 million	16.82	-$251.39 million	($3.26)	-0.40

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus. Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cibus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.1% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Cibus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and Cibus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	11.99%	6.47%	3.66%
Cibus	-3,133.92%	-133.90%	-28.78%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and Cibus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	1	1	0	0	1.50
Cibus	1	0	2	0	2.33

Cibus has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1,509.85%. Given Cibus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cibus is more favorable than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas.

Summary

Cibus beats Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and sale of rural properties suitable for agricultural activities in Brazil and internationally. It operates through six segments: Real Estate, Grains, Sugarcane, livestock, Cotton, and Other. The company involved in the cultivation of soybean, corn, sesame, and cotton, as well as sugarcane; and production and sale of beef calves after weaning. It also imports and exports agricultural products, livestock, and forestry activities and inputs; purchases, sells, and/or rents rural/urban properties; provides real estate brokerage services; and manages third-party assets. It operates farms through own and leased lands. BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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.