Reviewing N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) & Lavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO)

N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) and Lavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares N2OFF and Lavoro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N2OFF	-2,422.21%	-196.54%	-142.36%
Lavoro	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.2% of N2OFF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Lavoro shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of N2OFF shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares N2OFF and Lavoro”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
N2OFF	$210,000.00	15.34	-$5.19 million	($35.32)	-0.10
Lavoro	$1.89 billion	0.08	-$152.49 million	($1.63)	-0.76

N2OFF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lavoro. Lavoro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N2OFF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for N2OFF and Lavoro, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N2OFF	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lavoro	3	1	0	0	1.25

Lavoro has a consensus price target of $3.44, indicating a potential upside of 177.22%. Given Lavoro’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lavoro is more favorable than N2OFF.

Risk and Volatility

N2OFF has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lavoro has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lavoro beats N2OFF on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About N2OFF

N2OFF, Inc., an agri-food tech company, engages in the development and sale of eco-friendly green solutions for the food industry to enhance food safety and shelf life of fresh produce. Its products are based on proprietary blend of food acids combined with various oxidizing agent-based sanitizers and low concentrated fungicides for cleaning, sanitizing, and controlling pathogens on fresh produce that are safer for human consumption and extend their shelf life by reducing their decay. The company’s products include SavePROTECT or PeroStar, a processing aid for post-harvest application that is added to fruit and vegetable wash water; and SF3HS and SF3H, a post-harvest cleaning and sanitizing solution to control plant and foodborne pathogens. It also offers SpuDefender for controlling post-harvest potato sprouts; and FreshProtect to control spoilage-creating microorganisms on post-harvest citrus fruit. The company was formerly known as Save Foods, Inc. and changed its name to N2OFF, Inc. in March 2024. N2OFF, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Hod HaSharon, Israel.

About Lavoro

Lavoro Limited operates as an agricultural inputs retailer. The company operates through three segments: Brazil Cluster, LATAM Cluster, and Crop Care Cluster. It distributes agricultural inputs, such as crop protection, seeds, fertilizers, foliar fertilizers, biologicals, adjuvants, organominerals, and others for the agricultural industry. The company also produces specialty fertilizers, crop protection products, and biological crop inputs. It operates in Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay. The company sells its products through its physical stores and digital channel. Lavoro Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.