Corteva (CTVA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BV or CTVA?

BrightView has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corteva has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Corteva shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of BrightView shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Corteva shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer BV or CTVA?

In the previous week, Corteva had 28 more articles in the media than BrightView. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Corteva and 8 mentions for BrightView. Corteva's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat BrightView's score of 0.28 indicating that Corteva 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
Corteva	27 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BV or CTVA?

Corteva has higher revenue and earnings than BrightView. Corteva 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	487.00
Corteva	$16.91B	2.89	$907M	$2.05	35.09

Do analysts rate BV or CTVA?

BrightView currently has a consensus target price of $17.82, indicating a potential upside of 21.95%. Corteva has a consensus target price of $80.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.57%. Given BrightView's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BrightView is more favorable than Corteva.

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
Corteva	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Is BV or CTVA more profitable?

Corteva has a net margin of 8.16% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.00%. BrightView's return on equity of 8.76% beat Corteva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.00%	8.76%	3.33%
Corteva	8.16%	8.68%	5.20%

Summary

Corteva beats BrightView on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.