Comparing Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY) & Its Rivals

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) is one of 328 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	0	1	0	0	2.00
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Competitors	2458	8309	8387	405	2.34

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 16.56%. Given Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.4% and pay out 29.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$975.67 million	$124.08 million	5.11
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Competitors	$6.86 billion	$703.44 million	-2,425.95

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	9.75%	4.68%	2.00%
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Competitors	-12.89%	-118.90%	-2.05%

Risk & Volatility

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s rivals have a beta of -3.82, indicating that their average stock price is 482% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by company 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

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. rivals beat Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. Company Profile

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is an Argentine agribusiness company focused on owning, developing and operating agricultural land. Its activities include producing crops and livestock, leasing farmland and buying, selling or improving rural properties. The company’s operations span Argentina and other South American markets, including Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia. Cresud also has exposure to the region’s real estate sector through its investment in IRSA, an Argentine property company. Founded in 1936, Cresud has grown from its roots in Argentine agriculture into a regional land and agribusiness business.