Head to Head Comparison: Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) and Its Peers

Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX) is one of 295 public companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Bioceres Crop Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bioceres Crop Solutions	-94.76%	-39.11%	-9.45%
Bioceres Crop Solutions Competitors	-59.67%	0.26%	-1.43%

Risk & Volatility

Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bioceres Crop Solutions’ rivals have a beta of 0.93, indicating that their average share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Bioceres Crop Solutions and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bioceres Crop Solutions	1	1	0	0	1.50
Bioceres Crop Solutions Competitors	3248	12221	14140	519	2.40

Bioceres Crop Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 742.46%. As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 8.07%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bioceres Crop Solutions and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bioceres Crop Solutions	$238.30 million	-$54.40 million	-0.06
Bioceres Crop Solutions Competitors	$6.36 billion	$222.31 million	9.99

Bioceres Crop Solutions’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Bioceres Crop Solutions. Bioceres Crop Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Bioceres Crop Solutions rivals beat Bioceres Crop Solutions on 11 of the 12 factors compared.

Bioceres Crop Solutions Company Profile

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.