Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI – Get Free Report) and Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Farmmi has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cibus has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Farmmi and Cibus, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Farmmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Cibus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Farmmi and Cibus”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Farmmi | $27.97 million | 0.23 | -$53.10 million | N/A | N/A |
| Cibus | $3.64 million | 30.20 | -$127.08 million | ($2.98) | -0.48 |
Farmmi has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Farmmi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Farmmi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Cibus 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.
Profitability
This table compares Farmmi and Cibus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Farmmi | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cibus | -3,492.30% | -174.58% | -29.48% |
About Farmmi
Farmmi, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in processing and sale of agricultural products in China, the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, and the Middle East. The company offers Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, and other edible fungi, such as bamboo fungi, agrocybe aegerila, pleurotus eryngii, grifola frondose, coprinus comatus, and hericium erinaceus, as well as dried edible fungi. It is also involved in trading of cotton, corn, and other agricultural products. The company's products are offered under Lishui Shangeng, Farmmi Liangpin, Forasen, and Puyangtang brands. It offers its products through local distributors to processing manufacturers, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, and local specialty stores. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lishui, China.
About Cibus
Cibus, Inc., a agricultural biotechnology company, develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties. The company primarily focus on trait productivity in two areas, including productivity traits that enable farmers to have higher yields and reduce the use of the crop protection chemicals and fertilizers; and sustainable ingredients that enable corporations to replace ingredients that are fossil fuel based or whose production results in increased greenhouse gases. Cibus, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.
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