Reviewing Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) and Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bioceres Crop Solutions and Local Bounti, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bioceres Crop Solutions	0	2	2	0	2.50
Local Bounti	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bioceres Crop Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $4.17, suggesting a potential upside of 195.51%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than Local Bounti.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bioceres Crop Solutions and Local Bounti”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$333.30 million	0.27	-$51.80 million	($0.81)	-1.74
Local Bounti	$38.14 million	1.72	-$119.90 million	($14.17)	-0.21

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

Risk & Volatility

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Local Bounti has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Local Bounti shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Local Bounti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-15.27%	-14.72%	-6.21%
Local Bounti	-294.95%	N/A	-29.97%

Summary

Bioceres Crop Solutions beats Local Bounti on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.