Adecoagro (AGRO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BV or AGRO?

Adecoagro received 227 more outperform votes than BrightView when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.98% of users gave Adecoagro an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave BrightView an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BrightView	Outperform Votes 16 36.36%	Underperform Votes 28 63.64%
Adecoagro	Outperform Votes 243 58.98%	Underperform Votes 169 41.02%

Does the media refer more to BV or AGRO?

In the previous week, BrightView had 10 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BrightView and 1 mentions for Adecoagro. Adecoagro's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat BrightView's score of 0.42 indicating that Adecoagro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BrightView	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Adecoagro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate BV or AGRO?

BrightView currently has a consensus price target of $17.41, suggesting a potential upside of 8.06%. Adecoagro has a consensus price target of $10.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Given Adecoagro's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adecoagro is more favorable than BrightView.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has more volatility & risk, BV or AGRO?

BrightView has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adecoagro has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BV or AGRO more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 11.25% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.64%. Adecoagro's return on equity of 10.14% beat BrightView's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.64%	7.86%	2.96%
Adecoagro	11.25%	10.14%	4.38%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BV or AGRO?

Adecoagro has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
BrightView	$2.73B	0.56	$66.40M	-$0.02	-805.75
Adecoagro	$1.52B	0.61	$226.29M	$0.62	14.88

Summary

Adecoagro beats BrightView on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.