Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS – Get Free Report) and Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Farmmi shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of Cibus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Farmmi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cibus and Farmmi, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cibus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Farmmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Cibus has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmmi has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cibus and Farmmi”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cibus | $3.64 million | 29.97 | -$127.08 million | ($2.98) | -0.48 |
| Farmmi | $27.97 million | 0.23 | -$53.10 million | N/A | N/A |
Farmmi has higher revenue and earnings than Cibus.
Profitability
This table compares Cibus and Farmmi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cibus | -3,492.30% | -174.58% | -29.48% |
| Farmmi | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Cibus
Cibus, Inc., a agricultural biotechnology company, develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties. The company primarily focus on trait productivity in two areas, including productivity traits that enable farmers to have higher yields and reduce the use of the crop protection chemicals and fertilizers; and sustainable ingredients that enable corporations to replace ingredients that are fossil fuel based or whose production results in increased greenhouse gases. Cibus, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.
About Farmmi
Farmmi, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in processing and sale of agricultural products in China, the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, and the Middle East. The company offers Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, and other edible fungi, such as bamboo fungi, agrocybe aegerila, pleurotus eryngii, grifola frondose, coprinus comatus, and hericium erinaceus, as well as dried edible fungi. It is also involved in trading of cotton, corn, and other agricultural products. The company's products are offered under Lishui Shangeng, Farmmi Liangpin, Forasen, and Puyangtang brands. It offers its products through local distributors to processing manufacturers, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, and local specialty stores. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lishui, China.
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