Comparing Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) and AMAYA Global (OTCMKTS:AYAG)

Cadiz (NASDAQ:CDZI) and AMAYA Global (OTCMKTS:AYAG) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Cadiz has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMAYA Global has a beta of -0.31, meaning that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.8% of Cadiz shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cadiz shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Cadiz and AMAYA Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadiz	1	1	1	0	2.00
AMAYA Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cadiz currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.84%. Given Cadiz’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cadiz is more favorable than AMAYA Global.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cadiz and AMAYA Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadiz	$9.61 million	44.72	-$31.14 million	($0.51)	-10.27
AMAYA Global	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AMAYA Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cadiz.

Profitability

This table compares Cadiz and AMAYA Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadiz	-217.49%	-97.55%	-24.76%
AMAYA Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cadiz beats AMAYA Global on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cadiz

Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates through Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology segments. It offers water supply, water storage, water conveyance, and water filtration services. In addition, the company is involved in the cultivation of grain crops and alfalfa, as well as provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. It serves public water systems, government agencies, and other clients. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About AMAYA Global

AMAYA Global Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in planting, preserving, packaging, and marketing navel oranges for distribution and sale in the People’s Republic of China. The company has planted 1,077,098 orange trees in orchards with approximately 5,152 acres of land in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. It sells its products to wholesale, retail, and institutional customers through distributors under the General Red brand. The company was formerly known as General Agriculture Corporation and changed its name to AMAYA Global Holdings Corp. in February 2020. AMAYA Global Holdings Corp. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, USA.