CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) vs. Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) Head to Head Survey

Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) and CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of CHS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-16.63%	-16.60%	-6.76%
CHS	1.75%	7.06%	3.09%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bioceres Crop Solutions and CHS”s gross 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	0.11	-$55.42 million	($0.84)	-0.70
CHS	$35.46 billion	N/A	$597.92 million	N/A	N/A

CHS has higher revenue and earnings than Bioceres Crop Solutions.

Volatility and Risk

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CHS has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Bioceres Crop Solutions and CHS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bioceres Crop Solutions	1	3	1	0	2.00
CHS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bioceres Crop Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 582.01%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than CHS.

Summary

CHS beats Bioceres Crop Solutions on 6 of the 11 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 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.