Head-To-Head Contrast: CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) & Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND)

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) and CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CHS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and CHS, as provided 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
CHS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and CHS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$195.52 million	N/A	$24.08 million	($0.03)	-124.83
CHS	$35.46 billion	N/A	$597.92 million	N/A	N/A

CHS has higher revenue and earnings than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	-2.51%	-1.20%	-0.66%
CHS	1.75%	7.06%	3.09%

Volatility & Risk

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CHS has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CHS beats Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas on 6 of the 9 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 CHS

CHS Inc., an integrated agricultural company, engages in the provision of grains, food, and energy resources to businesses and consumers worldwide. It is involved in the operation of petroleum refineries and pipelines; the supply, marketing, and distribution of refined fuels; the blending, sale, and distribution of lubricants; and the supply of propane, asphalt, and other natural gas liquids. The company also processes and sells crude oil into refined petroleum products under the Cenex brand name to member cooperatives and other independent retailers through a network of approximately 1,500 sites and provides transportation services. In addition, it processes and markets grains and oilseeds and offers seeds, crop nutrients, crop protection products, animal feed, animal health products, refined and renewable fuels, as well as refined oils, meal, soy flour, and processed sunflower products. Additionally, it produces and distributes edible oil-based products. CHS Inc. was formerly known as Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives and changed its name to CHS Inc. in August 2003. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.