Head-To-Head Comparison: Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

74.1% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Scotts Miracle-Gro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Scotts Miracle-Gro and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scotts Miracle-Gro	2.68%	-68.59%	7.29%
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	-0.37%	-0.19%	-0.10%

Volatility and Risk

Scotts Miracle-Gro has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Scotts Miracle-Gro pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Scotts Miracle-Gro pays out 179.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Scotts Miracle-Gro and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scotts Miracle-Gro	0	4	4	0	2.50
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	1	1	0	0	1.50

Scotts Miracle-Gro presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.79%. Given Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Scotts Miracle-Gro is more favorable than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Scotts Miracle-Gro and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scotts Miracle-Gro	$3.40 billion	1.06	$145.20 million	$1.47	42.38
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$195.52 million	1.99	$24.08 million	N/A	N/A

Scotts Miracle-Gro has higher revenue and earnings than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas.

Summary

Scotts Miracle-Gro beats Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Scotts Miracle-Gro

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, grass seed products, spreaders, and other durable products, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; and gardening and landscape products, which include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes, garden soils, mulches and ground cover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and live goods and seeding solutions. It offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components for use in hydroponic and indoor gardening applications; insect, rodent, and weed control products for home areas; and non-selective weed killer products. The company sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Handy Green II, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Shake N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, EcoScraps, Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics, Cyco, Gavita, Agrolux, HydroLogic Purification System, Gro Pro, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. It serves home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, and food and drug stores, as well as indoor gardening and hydroponic distributors, retailers, and growers. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.

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.