Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED) vs. Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Volatility and Risk

Origin Agritech has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.7% of Origin Agritech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Origin Agritech and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Origin Agritech	$12.85 million	1.09	-$7.51 million	N/A	N/A
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$333.30 million	0.09	-$55.42 million	($3.72)	-0.13

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Origin Agritech and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Agritech	1	0	0	0	1.00
Bioceres Crop Solutions	1	2	1	0	2.00

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 752.15%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Origin Agritech.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Agritech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-82.83%	-22.43%	-8.13%

Summary

Origin Agritech beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Origin Agritech

Origin Agritech Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural biotechnology in the People’s Republic of China. The company engages in the development and distribution of seed products; and research on genetically enhanced breeding technologies in agricultural crops. Its products include corn, soybean, canola, and rice seeds. The company is also involved in the development, production, and distribution of hybrid crop seeds, as well as develops hybrid seed technology. In addition, it operates an e-commerce platform. The company has a collaboration agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the National Maize Improvement Center, Henan Agriculture University, China Agricultural University, and Zhejiang University for seed genetic modifications and biotechnologies. Origin Agritech Limited was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of 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.