Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) Competitors

Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) and Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE:ADM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BG or ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland received 143 more outperform votes than Bunge Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.64% of users gave Archer-Daniels-Midland an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Bunge Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bunge Global	Outperform Votes 504 62.84%	Underperform Votes 298 37.16%
Archer-Daniels-Midland	Outperform Votes 647 64.64%	Underperform Votes 354 35.36%

Does the media prefer BG or ADM?

In the previous week, Archer-Daniels-Midland had 2 more articles in the media than Bunge Global. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Archer-Daniels-Midland and 22 mentions for Bunge Global. Bunge Global's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Archer-Daniels-Midland's score of 1.24 indicating that Bunge Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bunge Global	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archer-Daniels-Midland	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BG or ADM?

Bunge Global has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer-Daniels-Midland has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BG or ADM a better dividend stock?

Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Archer-Daniels-Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Bunge Global pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archer-Daniels-Midland pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Archer-Daniels-Midland has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Archer-Daniels-Midland is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend BG or ADM?

Bunge Global presently has a consensus target price of $81.60, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Archer-Daniels-Midland has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.43%. Given Archer-Daniels-Midland's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Archer-Daniels-Midland is more favorable than Bunge Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunge Global	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Archer-Daniels-Midland	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Is BG or ADM more profitable?

Bunge Global has a net margin of 2.14% compared to Archer-Daniels-Midland's net margin of 2.10%. Bunge Global's return on equity of 11.73% beat Archer-Daniels-Midland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunge Global	2.14%	11.73%	5.21%
Archer-Daniels-Midland	2.10%	10.44%	4.39%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BG or ADM?

Archer-Daniels-Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Bunge Global. Bunge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archer-Daniels-Midland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bunge Global	$51.33B	0.21	$1.14B	$7.88	9.97
Archer-Daniels-Midland	$83.86B	0.28	$1.80B	$2.80	17.45

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BG or ADM?

86.2% of Bunge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bunge Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Archer-Daniels-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Archer-Daniels-Midland beats Bunge Global on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.