Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH – Get Free Report) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Methanex has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Methanex and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Methanex | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2.91 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Methanex currently has a consensus target price of $73.78, suggesting a potential upside of 10.96%. Bioceres Crop Solutions has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 742.46%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Methanex.
Profitability
This table compares Methanex and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Methanex | 7.62% | 20.89% | 8.15% |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | -94.76% | -39.11% | -9.45% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Methanex and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Methanex | $3.59 billion | 1.43 | $79.88 million | $4.54 | 14.65 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | $238.30 million | 0.06 | -$54.40 million | ($3.66) | -0.06 |
Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Bioceres Crop Solutions. Bioceres Crop Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Methanex beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Methanex
Methanex Corporation produces and supplies methanol in China, Europe, the United States, South America, South Korea, Canada, and Asia. The company also purchases methanol produced by others under methanol offtake contracts and on the spot market. In addition, it owns and leases storage and terminal facilities. The company owns and manages a fleet of approximately 30 ocean-going vessels. It serves chemical and petrochemical producers. Methanex Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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.
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