Origin Agritech (SEED) Competitors

Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED) and Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is SEED or LOCL more profitable?

Origin Agritech has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Local Bounti's net margin of -425.89%. Origin Agritech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Local Bounti's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Agritech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Local Bounti	-425.89%	-195.25%	-33.26%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SEED or LOCL?

1.7% of Origin Agritech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.0% of Local Bounti shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Local Bounti shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to SEED or LOCL?

In the previous week, Local Bounti had 5 more articles in the media than Origin Agritech. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Local Bounti and 3 mentions for Origin Agritech. Origin Agritech's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Local Bounti's score of -0.37 indicating that Origin Agritech is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Agritech	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Local Bounti	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SEED or LOCL?

Origin Agritech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Local Bounti.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Origin Agritech	$13M	2.34	$7.71M	N/A	N/A
Local Bounti	$27.56M	0.89	-$124.01M	-$15.36	-0.19

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEED or LOCL?

Origin Agritech received 209 more outperform votes than Local Bounti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.15% of users gave Origin Agritech an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Local Bounti an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Origin Agritech	Outperform Votes 215 66.15%	Underperform Votes 110 33.85%
Local Bounti	Outperform Votes 6 31.58%	Underperform Votes 13 68.42%

Do analysts prefer SEED or LOCL?

Local Bounti has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 210.34%. Given Local Bounti's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Local Bounti is more favorable than Origin Agritech.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Agritech	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Local Bounti	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, SEED or LOCL?

Origin Agritech has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Local Bounti has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Origin Agritech beats Local Bounti on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.