Bioceres Crop Solutions (NASDAQ:BIOX – Get Free Report) and CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Bioceres Crop Solutions has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CHS has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bioceres Crop Solutions and CHS”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bioceres Crop Solutions | $333.30 million | 0.12 | -$55.42 million | ($0.84) | -0.75 |
| CHS | $35.46 billion | N/A | $597.92 million | N/A | N/A |
CHS has higher revenue and earnings than Bioceres Crop Solutions.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.7% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Bioceres Crop Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CHS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bioceres Crop Solutions and CHS, as provided by MarketBeat.
| 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 target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 536.94%. Given Bioceres Crop Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bioceres Crop Solutions is more favorable than CHS.
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% |
Summary
Bioceres Crop Solutions beats CHS 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.
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