Head-To-Head Contrast: Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) & Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM)

Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE:RYAM) and Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

68.6% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Rayonier Advanced Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Rayonier Advanced Materials and Bioceres Crop Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rayonier Advanced Materials	-9.53%	-46.19%	-7.28%
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-94.76%	-39.11%	-9.45%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rayonier Advanced Materials and Bioceres Crop Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rayonier Advanced Materials	$1.47 billion	0.33	-$420.67 million	($2.10)	-3.40
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$238.30 million	0.09	-$54.40 million	($3.66)	-0.09

Bioceres Crop Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rayonier Advanced Materials. Rayonier Advanced Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bioceres Crop Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Rayonier Advanced Materials has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Rayonier Advanced Materials and Bioceres Crop Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rayonier Advanced Materials	1	1	1	0	2.00
Bioceres Crop Solutions	1	2	0	0	1.67

Rayonier Advanced Materials currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.20%. Bioceres Crop Solutions has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 485.14%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Rayonier Advanced Materials.

Summary

Rayonier Advanced Materials beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rayonier Advanced Materials

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Latin America, Canada, Japan, Europe, Latin America, other Asian countries, and internationally. It operates through High Purity Cellulose, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp segments. The company’s products include cellulose specialties, which are natural polymers that are used as raw materials to manufacture a range of consumer-oriented products, such as liquid crystal displays, impact-resistant plastics, thickeners for food products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, cigarette filters, high-tenacity rayon yarn for tires and industrial hoses, food casings, paints, and lacquers. It also offers commodity products, such as commodity viscose pulp used in woven applications, including rayon textiles for clothing and other fabrics, as well as in non-woven applications comprising baby wipes, cosmetic and personal wipes, industrial wipes, and mattress ticking; and absorbent materials consisting of fluff fibers that are used as an absorbent medium in disposable baby diapers, feminine hygiene products, incontinence pads, convalescent bed pads, industrial towels and wipes, and non-woven fabrics. In addition, the company provides paperboards for packaging, printing documents, brochures, promotional materials, paperback books and catalog covers, file folders, tags, and lottery tickets; and high-yield pulps to produces hardwood aspen, maple, and birch species for paperboard, packaging, printing and writing papers, and various other paper products. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, 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.