Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS – Get Free Report) is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “Agricultural chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Cibus to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Cibus has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cibus’ rivals have a beta of 1.15, indicating that their average stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Cibus and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cibus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Cibus Competitors | 264 | 739 | 773 | 82 | 2.36 |
Profitability
This table compares Cibus and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cibus | -10,176.78% | -26.34% | -14.99% |
| Cibus Competitors | -905.97% | -17.81% | -18.54% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cibus and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cibus | $160,000.00 | -$16.89 million | -1.00 |
| Cibus Competitors | $5.44 billion | $1.09 billion | 5.67 |
Cibus’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Cibus. Cibus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
41.8% of shares of all “Agricultural chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Cibus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of shares of all “Agricultural chemicals” companies are held by company 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.
Summary
Cibus rivals beat Cibus on 8 of the 10 factors compared.
Cibus Company Profile
Cibus, Inc., a agricultural technology 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. The company is based in San Diego, California.
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