Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS – Get Free Report) and Lavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Cibus and Lavoro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cibus | -5,681.55% | -83.67% | -20.85% |
| Lavoro | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Cibus and Lavoro, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cibus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Lavoro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Lavoro shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of Cibus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cibus and Lavoro”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cibus | $4.26 million | 16.68 | -$251.39 million | ($10.45) | -0.13 |
| Lavoro | $1.89 billion | 0.11 | -$152.49 million | ($1.63) | -1.08 |
Lavoro has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus. Lavoro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cibus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Cibus has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lavoro has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cibus beats Lavoro on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cibus
Cibus, Inc., a agricultural biotechnology company, develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties. The company primarily focus on trait productivity in two areas, including productivity traits that enable farmers to have higher yields and reduce the use of the crop protection chemicals and fertilizers; and sustainable ingredients that enable corporations to replace ingredients that are fossil fuel based or whose production results in increased greenhouse gases. Cibus, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.
About Lavoro
Lavoro Limited operates as an agricultural inputs retailer. The company operates through three segments: Brazil Cluster, LATAM Cluster, and Crop Care Cluster. It distributes agricultural inputs, such as crop protection, seeds, fertilizers, foliar fertilizers, biologicals, adjuvants, organominerals, and others for the agricultural industry. The company also produces specialty fertilizers, crop protection products, and biological crop inputs. It operates in Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay. The company sells its products through its physical stores and digital channel. Lavoro Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
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