Corteva (CTVA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CTVA or BV?

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTVA or BV?

81.5% of Corteva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of BrightView shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Corteva shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of BrightView shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CTVA or BV?

In the previous week, Corteva had 13 more articles in the media than BrightView. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Corteva and 3 mentions for BrightView. Corteva's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat BrightView's score of -0.13 indicating that Corteva is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corteva	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BrightView	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CTVA or BV?

Corteva received 160 more outperform votes than BrightView when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.75% of users gave Corteva an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave BrightView an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corteva	Outperform Votes 176 61.75%	Underperform Votes 109 38.25%
BrightView	Outperform Votes 16 36.36%	Underperform Votes 28 63.64%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTVA or BV?

Corteva has higher revenue and earnings than BrightView. BrightView is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corteva, 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
Corteva	$16.83B	2.93	$907M	$1.64	44.12
BrightView	$2.73B	0.54	$66.40M	-$0.02	-774.00

Do analysts recommend CTVA or BV?

Corteva presently has a consensus target price of $70.92, suggesting a potential downside of 1.99%. BrightView has a consensus target price of $17.41, suggesting a potential upside of 12.50%. Given BrightView's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Corteva.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corteva	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
BrightView	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is CTVA or BV more profitable?

Corteva has a net margin of 5.36% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.64%. BrightView's return on equity of 7.86% beat Corteva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corteva	5.36%	7.19%	4.26%
BrightView	2.64%	7.86%	2.96%

Summary

Corteva beats BrightView on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.