Head-To-Head Analysis: Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) & CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP)

Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL) and CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Edible Garden and CHS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Edible Garden	$13.86 million	0.40	-$11.05 million	($35.64)	-0.05
CHS	$39.26 billion	N/A	$1.10 billion	N/A	N/A

CHS has higher revenue and earnings than Edible Garden.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of Edible Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Edible Garden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CHS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Edible Garden has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CHS has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Edible Garden and CHS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edible Garden	-101.53%	-460.61%	-97.87%
CHS	1.42%	6.03%	2.63%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Edible Garden and CHS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Edible Garden	1	0	0	0	1.00
CHS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

CHS beats Edible Garden on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.

About CHS

CHS Inc., an integrated agricultural company, engages in the provision of grains, food, and energy resources to businesses and consumers worldwide. It is involved in the operation of petroleum refineries and pipelines; the supply, marketing, and distribution of refined fuels; the blending, sale, and distribution of lubricants; and the supply of propane, asphalt, and other natural gas liquids. The company also processes and sells crude oil into refined petroleum products under the Cenex brand name to member cooperatives and other independent retailers through a network of approximately 1,500 sites and provides transportation services. In addition, it processes and markets grains and oilseeds and offers seeds, crop nutrients, crop protection products, animal feed, animal health products, refined and renewable fuels, as well as refined oils, meal, soy flour, and processed sunflower products. Additionally, it produces and distributes edible oil-based products. CHS Inc. was formerly known as Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives and changed its name to CHS Inc. in August 2003. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.