Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Competitors

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) and Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend ADM or AGRO?

Archer Daniels Midland currently has a consensus target price of $55.50, indicating a potential downside of 11.78%. Adecoagro has a consensus target price of $9.60, indicating a potential upside of 16.15%. Given Adecoagro's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Adecoagro is more favorable than Archer Daniels Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archer Daniels Midland	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Which has better earnings & valuation, ADM or AGRO?

Archer Daniels Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Adecoagro. Adecoagro 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
Archer Daniels Midland	$85.53B	0.35	$1.80B	$2.27	27.71
Adecoagro	$1.52B	0.54	$92.34M	$0.35	23.61

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADM or AGRO?

78.3% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Adecoagro shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Adecoagro 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.

Does the media refer more to ADM or AGRO?

In the previous week, Archer Daniels Midland had 5 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Archer Daniels Midland and 11 mentions for Adecoagro. Archer Daniels Midland's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Adecoagro's score of 1.09 indicating that Archer Daniels Midland is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Archer Daniels Midland	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adecoagro	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ADM or AGRO?

Archer Daniels Midland has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adecoagro has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADM or AGRO a better dividend stock?

Archer Daniels Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Adecoagro pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Archer Daniels Midland pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Adecoagro pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Archer Daniels Midland has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Adecoagro has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is ADM or AGRO more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 2.30% compared to Archer Daniels Midland's net margin of 1.33%. Archer Daniels Midland's return on equity of 8.43% beat Adecoagro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archer Daniels Midland	1.33%	8.43%	3.55%
Adecoagro	2.30%	3.24%	1.43%

Summary

Archer Daniels Midland beats Adecoagro on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.