Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Competitors

Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) and Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the media prefer AGRO or ADM?

In the previous week, Archer Daniels Midland had 32 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Archer Daniels Midland and 0 mentions for Adecoagro. Archer Daniels Midland's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Adecoagro's score of 0.00 indicating that Archer Daniels Midland is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adecoagro	Neutral
Archer Daniels Midland	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AGRO or ADM?

45.3% of Adecoagro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Adecoagro shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AGRO or ADM a better dividend stock?

Adecoagro pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Archer Daniels Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Adecoagro pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archer Daniels Midland pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Adecoagro has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Archer Daniels Midland has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Adecoagro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AGRO or ADM more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 3.97% compared to Archer Daniels Midland's net margin of 1.63%. Adecoagro's return on equity of 11.60% beat Archer Daniels Midland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adecoagro	3.97%	11.60%	5.15%
Archer Daniels Midland	1.63%	8.71%	3.64%

Which has more risk & volatility, AGRO or ADM?

Adecoagro has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Daniels Midland has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGRO or ADM?

Adecoagro currently has a consensus target price of $10.23, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus target price of $52.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.55%. Given Adecoagro's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Adecoagro is more favorable than Archer Daniels Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Archer Daniels Midland	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGRO or ADM?

Archer Daniels Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Adecoagro. Adecoagro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archer Daniels Midland, 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
Adecoagro	$1.52B	0.61	$92.34M	$0.62	14.84
Archer Daniels Midland	$85.53B	0.31	$1.80B	$2.80	19.97

Summary

Archer Daniels Midland beats Adecoagro on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.