Adecoagro (AGRO) Competitors

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) are both small-cap agriculture companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

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

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Adecoagro shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of BrightView shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Adecoagro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BV or AGRO?

BrightView has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adecoagro has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BV or AGRO?

Adecoagro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightView. Adecoagro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightView, 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
BrightView	$2.77B	0.50	$66.40M	$0.03	486.00
Adecoagro	$1.52B	0.60	$92.34M	$0.62	14.76

Do analysts rate BV or AGRO?

BrightView currently has a consensus target price of $17.82, suggesting a potential upside of 22.20%. Adecoagro has a consensus target price of $10.07, suggesting a potential upside of 10.02%. Given BrightView's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BrightView is more favorable than Adecoagro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Is BV or AGRO more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 3.97% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.00%. Adecoagro's return on equity of 11.60% beat BrightView's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.00%	8.76%	3.33%
Adecoagro	3.97%	11.60%	5.15%

Does the media prefer BV or AGRO?

In the previous week, BrightView had 5 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BrightView and 3 mentions for Adecoagro. Adecoagro's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat BrightView's score of 0.28 indicating that Adecoagro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BrightView	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adecoagro	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

BrightView and Adecoagro tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.