Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO – Get Free Report) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
62.3% of Alico shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Alico shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Alico and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 |
Profitability
This table compares Alico and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alico | -355.13% | -58.27% | -35.19% |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | -15.27% | -14.72% | -6.21% |
Risk and Volatility
Alico has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alico and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alico | $46.64 million | 5.50 | $6.97 million | ($20.55) | -1.63 |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | $333.30 million | 0.25 | -$51.80 million | ($0.81) | -1.65 |
Alico has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bioceres Crop Solutions. Bioceres Crop Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bioceres Crop Solutions beats Alico on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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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