Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) and BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas (NYSE:LND) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Corteva has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Corteva and BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Corteva | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2.38 |
BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Corteva currently has a consensus target price of $41.6875, indicating a potential downside of 12.24%. Given Corteva's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Corteva is more favorable than BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Corteva and BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Corteva | $13.85 billion | 2.54 | $-959,000,000.00 | $1.43 | 33.22 |
BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas | $159.94 million | 1.91 | $26.73 million | N/A | N/A |
BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corteva.
Dividends
Corteva pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Corteva pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corteva has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Profitability
This table compares Corteva and BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Corteva | 4.42% | 4.70% | 2.72% |
BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas | 19.44% | 13.50% | 7.75% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
77.2% of Corteva shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Corteva shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas beats Corteva on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.