Critical Review: AMAYA Global (OTCMKTS:AYAG) & Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS)

Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) and AMAYA Global (OTCMKTS:AYAG) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Cibus and AMAYA Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cibus	-3,133.92%	-133.90%	-28.78%
AMAYA Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cibus and AMAYA Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cibus	$4.26 million	15.54	-$251.39 million	($3.26)	-0.37
AMAYA Global	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AMAYA Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cibus.

Risk and Volatility

Cibus has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMAYA Global has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Cibus shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of Cibus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cibus and AMAYA Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cibus	1	0	2	0	2.33
AMAYA Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cibus presently has a consensus price target of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 1,641.80%. Given Cibus’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cibus is more favorable than AMAYA Global.

Summary

Cibus beats AMAYA Global on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 AMAYA Global

AMAYA Global Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in planting, preserving, packaging, and marketing navel oranges for distribution and sale in the People’s Republic of China. The company has planted 1,077,098 orange trees in orchards with approximately 5,152 acres of land in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. It sells its products to wholesale, retail, and institutional customers through distributors under the General Red brand. The company was formerly known as General Agriculture Corporation and changed its name to AMAYA Global Holdings Corp. in February 2020. AMAYA Global Holdings Corp. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, USA.