BrightView (BV) Competitors

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

Is AGRO or BV 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
Adecoagro	3.97%	11.60%	5.15%
BrightView	2.00%	8.78%	3.33%

Do analysts recommend AGRO or BV?

Adecoagro presently has a consensus price target of $10.07, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. BrightView has a consensus price target of $17.82, suggesting a potential upside of 15.81%. Given BrightView's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do insiders and institutionals 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, AGRO or BV?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, AGRO or BV?

Adecoagro has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Adecoagro	$1.52B	0.60	$92.34M	$0.62	14.73
BrightView	$2.77B	0.53	$66.40M	$0.03	512.83

Does the media favor AGRO or BV?

In the previous week, BrightView had 7 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BrightView and 2 mentions for Adecoagro. Adecoagro's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat BrightView's score of 0.08 indicating that Adecoagro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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