Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF – Get Free Report) and S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
61.7% of S&W Seed shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Sino Agro Food shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of S&W Seed shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Sino Agro Food and S&W Seed”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sino Agro Food | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S&W Seed | $54.99 million | 0.00 | -$30.03 million | ($14.24) | -0.01 |
Sino Agro Food has higher earnings, but lower revenue than S&W Seed.
Profitability
This table compares Sino Agro Food and S&W Seed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sino Agro Food | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S&W Seed | -85.38% | -50.81% | -17.71% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sino Agro Food and S&W Seed, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sino Agro Food | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S&W Seed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
S&W Seed has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 22,627.27%. Given S&W Seed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 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.
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.
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