Adecoagro (AGRO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Adecoagro S.A. operates as an agro-industrial company in South America. The company mainly operates through three segments: Farming; Sugar, Ethanol and Energy; and Land Transformation. It engages in farming crops, rice and other agricultural products, dairy operations, and land transformation activities, as well as sugar, ethanol, and energy production activities. The company is involved in the planting, harvesting, and sale of grains, oilseeds, and fibers, including wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, sunflowers, and others; provision of grain warehousing/conditioning, handling, and drying services to third parties; and purchase and sale of crops produced by third parties. It also plants, harvests, processes, and markets rice; and produces and sells raw milk, UHT, cheese, and powder milk. In addition, the company engages in the cultivating and transforming of sugarcane into ethanol, sugar, and electricity. Further, it is involved in the identification and acquisition of underdeveloped and undermanaged farmland, and the realization of value through the strategic disposition of assets. Adecoagro S.A. was founded in 2002 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.53 to $10.07
• 50-Day Range: $9.34 to $11.37
• 52-Week Range: $8.72 to $12.07
• Volume: 614,906 shs
• Average Volume: 429,238 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.44
• Dividend Yield: 3.62%
• Price Target: $12.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Adecoagro Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Adecoagro scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 146 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Adecoagro has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Adecoagro has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Adecoagro are expected to grow by 14.08% in the coming year, from $1.42 to $1.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Adecoagro is 6.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Adecoagro is 6.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 21.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Adecoagro has a PEG Ratio of 1.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Adecoagro has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.34% of the float of Adecoagro has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Adecoagro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Adecoagro has recently decreased by 8.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Adecoagro is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.54%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Adecoagro does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Adecoagro is 23.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Adecoagro will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.60% next year. This indicates that Adecoagro will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.34% of the float of Adecoagro has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Adecoagro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Adecoagro has recently decreased by 8.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Adecoagro has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Adecoagro this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for AGRO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Adecoagro insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.25% of the stock of Adecoagro is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AGRO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AGRO shares performed this year?

Adecoagro's stock was trading at $9.43 at the start of the year. Since then, AGRO shares have increased by 2.5% and is now trading at $9.6640.
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How were Adecoagro's earnings last quarter?

Adecoagro S.A. (NYSE:AGRO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 14th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.10. The business earned $155.57 million during the quarter. Adecoagro had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.14% and a net margin of 11.25%.

Who are Adecoagro's major shareholders?

Adecoagro's top institutional investors include Rockingstone Advisors LLC (0.02%).

How do I buy shares of Adecoagro?

Shares of AGRO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Adecoagro own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Adecoagro investors own include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Carriage Services (CSV) and Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2024
• Today: 1/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Agricultural production - crops
• Sub-Industry: Agriculture
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AGRO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1499505
• Web: www.adecoagro.com
• Phone: (522) 644-9372
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,762
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $12.63
• High Stock Price Target: $14.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $11.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.81
• P/E Growth: 1.05
• Net Income: $226.29 million
• Net Margins: 11.25%
• Pretax Margin: 10.30%
• Return on Equity: 10.14%
• Return on Assets: 4.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
• Current Ratio: 2.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.77
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.44
• Book Value: $11.92 per share
• Price / Book: 0.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 104,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04