Local Bounti (LOCL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LOCL or SEED?

Local Bounti currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 205.08%. Given Local Bounti's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Local Bounti is more favorable than Origin Agritech.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOCL or SEED?

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

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

28.0% of Local Bounti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Origin Agritech shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Local Bounti shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, LOCL or SEED?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LOCL or SEED?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Local Bounti	$27.56M	0.90	-$124.01M	-$15.36	-0.19
Origin Agritech	$13M	2.72	$7.71M	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer LOCL or SEED?

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 -0.14 indicating that Origin Agritech is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Local Bounti	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Is LOCL or SEED 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
Local Bounti	-425.89%	-195.25%	-33.26%
Origin Agritech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

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