Local Bounti (LOCL) Competitors

Village Farms International (NASDAQ:VFF) and Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VFF or LOCL?

Village Farms International has higher revenue and earnings than Local Bounti. Village Farms International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Local Bounti, 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
Village Farms International	$335.18M	0.36	-$31.80M	-$0.36	-2.94
Local Bounti	$41.36M	0.55	-$124.01M	-$15.54	-0.14

Is VFF or LOCL more profitable?

Village Farms International has a net margin of -15.16% compared to Local Bounti's net margin of -427.08%. Village Farms International's return on equity of -8.26% beat Local Bounti's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Village Farms International	-15.16%	-8.26%	-5.37%
Local Bounti	-427.08%	-1,095.76%	-35.86%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VFF or LOCL?

12.1% of Village Farms International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Local Bounti shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Village Farms International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Local Bounti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate VFF or LOCL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Village Farms International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Local Bounti	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VFF or LOCL?

Village Farms International received 125 more outperform votes than Local Bounti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.98% of users gave Village Farms International an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Local Bounti an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Village Farms International	Outperform Votes 131 71.98%	Underperform Votes 51 28.02%
Local Bounti	Outperform Votes 6 31.58%	Underperform Votes 13 68.42%

Does the media refer more to VFF or LOCL?

In the previous week, Village Farms International had 11 more articles in the media than Local Bounti. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Village Farms International and 3 mentions for Local Bounti. Village Farms International's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Local Bounti's score of -0.23 indicating that Village Farms International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Village Farms International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Local Bounti	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, VFF or LOCL?

Village Farms International has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Local Bounti has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Village Farms International beats Local Bounti on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.