Analyzing Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX)

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

Profitability

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

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

Volatility & Risk

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Agritech has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Origin Agritech shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Origin Agritech shares are held by 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Bioceres Crop Solutions and Origin Agritech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Bioceres Crop Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 756.35%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Origin Agritech.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$333.30 million	0.09	-$55.42 million	($3.72)	-0.13
Origin Agritech	$91.29 million	0.15	-$7.51 million	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Origin Agritech beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.