N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) versus Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL) Critical Comparison

Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL) and N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Local Bounti and N2OFF”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Local Bounti	$38.14 million	1.37	-$119.90 million	($11.34)	-0.21
N2OFF	$210,000.00	33.68	-$5.19 million	($28.22)	-0.09

N2OFF has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Local Bounti. Local Bounti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N2OFF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Local Bounti has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, N2OFF has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Local Bounti and N2OFF, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Local Bounti	1	0	0	0	1.00
N2OFF	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.0% of Local Bounti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of N2OFF shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Local Bounti shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of N2OFF shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Local Bounti and N2OFF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Local Bounti	-265.21%	N/A	-28.36%
N2OFF	-2,422.21%	-223.40%	-159.01%

Summary

Local Bounti beats N2OFF on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Local Bounti

Local Bounti Corporation grows and packs fresh greens in the United States. It produces lettuce, herbs, and loose-leaf lettuce. The company sells its products to food retailers and food service distributors. Local Bounti Corporation was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Montana.

About N2OFF

N2OFF, Inc., an agri-food tech company, engages in the development and sale of eco-friendly green solutions for the food industry to enhance food safety and shelf life of fresh produce. Its products are based on proprietary blend of food acids combined with various oxidizing agent-based sanitizers and low concentrated fungicides for cleaning, sanitizing, and controlling pathogens on fresh produce that are safer for human consumption and extend their shelf life by reducing their decay. The company’s products include SavePROTECT or PeroStar, a processing aid for post-harvest application that is added to fruit and vegetable wash water; and SF3HS and SF3H, a post-harvest cleaning and sanitizing solution to control plant and foodborne pathogens. It also offers SpuDefender for controlling post-harvest potato sprouts; and FreshProtect to control spoilage-creating microorganisms on post-harvest citrus fruit. The company was formerly known as Save Foods, Inc. and changed its name to N2OFF, Inc. in March 2024. N2OFF, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Hod HaSharon, Israel.