Comparing Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) & Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI)

Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI) and Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Forafric Global has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alico has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.5% of Forafric Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Alico shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of Forafric Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Alico shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Forafric Global and Alico’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forafric Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alico	-115.00%	-38.92%	-21.04%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Forafric Global and Alico, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forafric Global	1	0	0	0	1.00
Alico	1	1	1	0	2.00

Alico has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Alico’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alico is more favorable than Forafric Global.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Forafric Global and Alico”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forafric Global	$176.49 million	1.49	-$14.89 million	N/A	N/A
Alico	$44.07 million	6.90	-$147.33 million	($2.46)	-16.65

Forafric Global has higher revenue and earnings than Alico.

About Forafric Global

Forafric Global PLC engages in the purchase, storage, transport, processing, and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products in Morocco, Burkina, Mali, Angola, and internationally. The company provides wheat flours and semolina; and secondary processing products, such as pasta and couscous under the TRIA and MayMouna brand names. It serves wholesale foods manufacturers and distributors. The company also exports its products to approximately 45 countries. Forafric Global PLC was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Gibraltar.

About Alico

Alico, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agribusiness and land management company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Alico Citrus, and Land Management and Other Operations. The Alico Citrus segment engages in planting, owning, cultivating, and/or managing citrus groves to produce fruit for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets, including activities related to the purchase and resale of fruit and value-added services, which include contracting for the harvesting, marketing, and hauling of citrus. The Land Management and Other Operations segment is involved in the activities related to native plant sales, grazing and hunting leasing, management, and/or conservation of unimproved native pastureland; and activities related to rock mining royalties and other insignificant lines of business, as well as in the activities related to owning and/or leasing improved farmland. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.