Adecoagro (AGRO) Competitors

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

Is AGRO or BV more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 3.97% compared to BrightView's net margin of 1.65%. Adecoagro's return on equity of 11.60% beat BrightView's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adecoagro	3.97%	11.60%	5.15%
BrightView	1.65%	8.29%	3.14%

Which has more risk and volatility, AGRO or BV?

Adecoagro has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightView has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGRO or BV?

Adecoagro presently has a consensus price target of $10.23, indicating a potential upside of 9.21%. BrightView has a consensus price target of $17.27, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. Given BrightView's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BrightView is more favorable than Adecoagro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
BrightView	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AGRO or BV?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AGRO or BV?

Adecoagro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BrightView. BrightView is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adecoagro, 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
Adecoagro	$1.58B	0.59	$92.34M	$0.62	15.11
BrightView	$2.77B	0.54	$66.40M	-$0.02	-784.50

Does the media favor AGRO or BV?

In the previous week, BrightView had 28 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for BrightView and 5 mentions for Adecoagro. BrightView's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Adecoagro's score of 0.02 indicating that BrightView is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adecoagro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BrightView	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

BrightView beats Adecoagro on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.