Head to Head Review: Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF) & S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW)

S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) and Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares S&W Seed and Sino Agro Food”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
S&W Seed	$54.99 million	0.00	-$30.03 million	($14.24)	-0.01
Sino Agro Food	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sino Agro Food has lower revenue, but higher earnings than S&W Seed.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.7% of S&W Seed shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of S&W Seed shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Sino Agro Food shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares S&W Seed and Sino Agro Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
S&W Seed	-85.38%	-50.81%	-17.71%
Sino Agro Food	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for S&W Seed and Sino Agro Food, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
S&W Seed	0	0	1	0	3.00
Sino Agro Food	0	0	0	0	0.00

S&W Seed currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 22,627.27%. Given S&W Seed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe S&W Seed is more favorable than Sino Agro Food.

Summary

S&W Seed beats Sino Agro Food on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About S&W Seed

S&W Seed Co. engages in the breeding, production, and sale of stevia and alfalfa seeds. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.

About Sino Agro Food

Sino Agro Food, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the agriculture and aquaculture business. It operates through the following segments: Fishery Development; Hylocereus Undatus Plantation; Organic Fertilizer and Bread Grass; Cattle Farm Development; and Corporate and Others. Its products include fish, eels, prawns, beef, and mutton. The company was founded by Yip Kun Lee on October 1, 1974 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.