Origin Agritech (SEED) Competitors

Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED) and Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SEED or LOCL?

1.7% of Origin Agritech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Local Bounti shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Origin Agritech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Local Bounti shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SEED or LOCL?

Origin Agritech received 210 more outperform votes than Local Bounti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.34% of users gave Origin Agritech an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Local Bounti an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Agritech	Outperform Votes 216 59.34%	Underperform Votes 148 40.66%
Local Bounti	Outperform Votes 6 31.58%	Underperform Votes 13 68.42%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SEED or LOCL?

Origin Agritech has higher revenue and earnings than Local Bounti.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Origin Agritech	$113.38M	0.07	$2.95M	N/A	N/A
Local Bounti	$41.36M	0.52	-$124.01M	-$15.54	-0.13

Does the media favor SEED or LOCL?

In the previous week, Origin Agritech and Origin Agritech both had 1 articles in the media. Local Bounti's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Origin Agritech's score of 0.00 indicating that Local Bounti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Agritech	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Local Bounti	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, SEED or LOCL?

Origin Agritech has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Local Bounti has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEED or LOCL more profitable?

Origin Agritech has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Local Bounti's net margin of -427.08%. Origin Agritech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Local Bounti's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Agritech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Local Bounti	-427.08%	-1,095.76%	-35.86%

Summary

Origin Agritech beats Local Bounti on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.