Head to Head Review: Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) versus Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS)

Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Cibus and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cibus	1	0	2	0	2.33
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	1	1	0	0	1.50

Cibus currently has a consensus target price of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1,462.50%. Given Cibus’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cibus is more favorable than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas.

Profitability

This table compares Cibus and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cibus	-3,133.92%	-133.90%	-28.78%
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	11.99%	6.47%	3.66%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cibus and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cibus	$4.26 million	17.33	-$251.39 million	($3.26)	-0.42
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$1.05 billion	0.37	$24.08 million	($0.03)	-125.00

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus. Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cibus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Cibus has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Cibus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of Cibus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cibus beats Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and sale of rural properties suitable for agricultural activities in Brazil and internationally. It operates through six segments: Real Estate, Grains, Sugarcane, livestock, Cotton, and Other. The company involved in the cultivation of soybean, corn, sesame, and cotton, as well as sugarcane; and production and sale of beef calves after weaning. It also imports and exports agricultural products, livestock, and forestry activities and inputs; purchases, sells, and/or rents rural/urban properties; provides real estate brokerage services; and manages third-party assets. It operates farms through own and leased lands. BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.