Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) & CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) Financial Review

CHS (NASDAQ:CHSCP) and Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares CHS and Cibus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CHS	1.42%	6.03%	2.63%
Cibus	-5,681.55%	-83.67%	-20.85%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CHS and Cibus”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CHS	$39.26 billion	N/A	$1.10 billion	N/A	N/A
Cibus	$4.26 million	15.98	-$251.39 million	($10.45)	-0.12

CHS has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CHS and Cibus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CHS	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cibus	1	0	2	0	2.33

Cibus has a consensus target price of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1,593.23%. Given Cibus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cibus is more favorable than CHS.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of CHS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Cibus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

CHS has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cibus has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cibus beats CHS on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.