Analyzing S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) and Pyxus International (OTCMKTS:PYYX)

Pyxus International (OTCMKTS:PYYX) and S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pyxus International and S&W Seed”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pyxus International	$119.15 million	0.62	$15.17 million	($0.11)	-27.27
S&W Seed	$54.99 million	0.00	-$30.03 million	($14.24)	-0.01

Pyxus International has higher revenue and earnings than S&W Seed. Pyxus International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&W Seed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pyxus International and S&W Seed, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pyxus International	0	0	0	0	0.00
S&W Seed	0	0	1	0	3.00

S&W Seed has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 25,280.71%. Given S&W Seed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe S&W Seed is more favorable than Pyxus International.

Profitability

This table compares Pyxus International and S&W Seed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pyxus International	-0.13%	-1.85%	-0.17%
S&W Seed	-85.38%	-50.81%	-17.71%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.7% of S&W Seed shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Pyxus International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of S&W Seed shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pyxus International beats S&W Seed on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pyxus International

Pyxus International, Inc., an agricultural company, offers value-added products and services to businesses and customers. It also involved in the purchasing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products. The company offers its products in China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Russia, Northern Africa, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Old Holdco, Inc. Pyxus International, Inc. was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.

About S&W Seed

S&W Seed Co. engages in the breeding, production, and sale of stevia and alfalfa seeds. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.