Reviewing Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) & Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF)

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) and Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cadiz and Sino Agro Food”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz	$15.05 million	26.72	-$31.14 million	($0.51)	-9.61
Sino Agro Food	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sino Agro Food has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cadiz.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Cadiz and Sino Agro Food, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadiz	1	1	1	0	2.00
Sino Agro Food	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cadiz currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.08%. Given Cadiz’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cadiz is more favorable than Sino Agro Food.

Profitability

This table compares Cadiz and Sino Agro Food’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadiz	-217.49%	-97.55%	-24.76%
Sino Agro Food	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.8% of Cadiz shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cadiz shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Sino Agro Food shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cadiz beats Sino Agro Food on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cadiz

Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates through Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology segments. It offers water supply, water storage, water conveyance, and water filtration services. In addition, the company is involved in the cultivation of grain crops and alfalfa, as well as provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. It serves public water systems, government agencies, and other clients. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Sino Agro Food

Sino Agro Food, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the agriculture and aquaculture business. It operates through the following segments: Fishery Development; Hylocereus Undatus Plantation; Organic Fertilizer and Bread Grass; Cattle Farm Development; and Corporate and Others. Its products include fish, eels, prawns, beef, and mutton. The company was founded by Yip Kun Lee on October 1, 1974 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.