Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ADM or AGRO?

Archer Daniels Midland has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adecoagro has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ADM or AGRO?

Archer Daniels Midland presently has a consensus price target of $52.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.82%. Adecoagro has a consensus price target of $10.23, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Adecoagro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adecoagro is more favorable than Archer Daniels Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Archer Daniels Midland	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	0.31	$1.80B	$2.80	19.61
Adecoagro	$1.58B	0.59	$92.34M	$0.62	15.11

Does the media prefer ADM or AGRO?

In the previous week, Archer Daniels Midland had 19 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Archer Daniels Midland and 5 mentions for Adecoagro. Archer Daniels Midland's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Adecoagro's score of 0.02 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adecoagro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 3.7%. Adecoagro pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Archer Daniels Midland pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Adecoagro pays out 56.5% 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 raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Adecoagro has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Adecoagro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ADM or AGRO more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 3.97% compared to Archer Daniels Midland's net margin of 1.63%. Adecoagro's return on equity of 11.60% beat Archer Daniels Midland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Archer Daniels Midland	1.63%	8.71%	3.64%
Adecoagro	3.97%	11.60%	5.15%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ADM or AGRO?

78.3% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Adecoagro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Adecoagro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Archer Daniels Midland beats Adecoagro on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.