JBS (NYSE:JBS) and Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) Head-To-Head Review

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (NYSE:LND) and JBS (NYSE:JBS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Dividends

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. JBS pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBS pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and JBS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	-9.93%	-4.36%	-2.38%
JBS	1.22%	12.00%	2.47%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and JBS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	$177.24 million	1.89	-$17.03 million	$0.10	32.70
JBS	$86.18 billion	0.11	$2.02 billion	$1.02	12.24

JBS has higher revenue and earnings than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas. JBS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.1% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBS has a beta of -1.54, meaning that its share price is 254% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas and JBS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas	1	0	0	0	1.00
JBS	0	2	5	1	2.88

JBS has a consensus target price of $18.10, indicating a potential upside of 45.00%. Given JBS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JBS is more favorable than Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas.

Summary

JBS beats Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brasilagro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and sale of rural properties suitable for agricultural activities in Brazil and internationally. It operates through six segments: Real Estate, Grains, Sugarcane, livestock, Cotton, and Other. The company involved in the cultivation of soybean, corn, sesame, and cotton, as well as sugarcane; and production and sale of beef calves after weaning. It also imports and exports agricultural products, livestock, and forestry activities and inputs; purchases, sells, and/or rents rural/urban properties; provides real estate brokerage services; and manages third-party assets. It operates farms through own and leased lands. BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About JBS

JBS N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a protein and food company worldwide. The company offers beef, pork, chicken, poultry, fish, and lamb products; cooked frozen meat; plant based products; and other food products. It also sells leather, leather, hygiene and cleaning products, collagen, metal packaging, biodiesel, and others, as well as wet blue leather, semi-finished, and finished leather products. In addition, the company is involved in beef processing, such as slaughtering, refrigerating, industrializing, and production of canned beef by-products, as well as fish processing; leather production, processing, and commercialization; production and commercialization of steel cans, plastic resin, soap base for production, soap bar, biodiesel, glycerin, olein, oily acid, collagen, and wrapper derived from cattle tripe; industrial waste management; cold storage; and purchase and sale of soybeans, tallow, palm oil, caustic soda, and stearin. Further, it engages in chicken and pork processing, including raising, slaughtering, and processing of broiler chickens and hogs; production and commercialization of beef and food products; production of pet food and concentrates; electric power production, cogeneration, and commercialization; operates distribution centers and harbors; and provides transportation services and dog biscuits. Additionally, it produces beef jerky; offers cattle fattening and warehousing services; operates logistics; and trades in by products from processing. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Amstelveen, Netherlands.