Financial Review: S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) vs. Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF)

Sino Agro Food (OTCMKTS:SIAF) and S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.7% of S&W Seed shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Sino Agro Food shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of S&W Seed shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sino Agro Food and S&W Seed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sino Agro Food	N/A	N/A	N/A
S&W Seed	-85.38%	-50.81%	-17.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sino Agro Food and S&W Seed, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sino Agro Food	0	0	0	0	0.00
S&W Seed	0	0	1	0	3.00

S&W Seed has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22,627.27%. Given S&W Seed’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe S&W Seed is more favorable than Sino Agro Food.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sino Agro Food and S&W Seed”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sino Agro Food	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
S&W Seed	$54.99 million	0.00	-$30.03 million	($14.24)	-0.01

Sino Agro Food has higher earnings, but lower revenue than S&W Seed.

Summary

S&W Seed beats Sino Agro Food on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sino Agro Food

Sino Agro Food, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the agriculture and aquaculture business. It operates through the following segments: Fishery Development; Hylocereus Undatus Plantation; Organic Fertilizer and Bread Grass; Cattle Farm Development; and Corporate and Others. Its products include fish, eels, prawns, beef, and mutton. The company was founded by Yip Kun Lee on October 1, 1974 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About S&W Seed

S&W Seed Co. engages in the breeding, production, and sale of stevia and alfalfa seeds. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.