BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas (NYSE:LND – Get Rating) is one of 32 public companies in the "Agricultural production – crops" industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas and its competitors' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas' competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas. BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas' competitors have a beta of -28.78, suggesting that their average stock price is 2,978% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

28.0% of shares of all "Agricultural production – crops" companies are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of shares of all "Agricultural production – crops" companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas pays out 83.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, "Agricultural production – crops" companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 45.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas beats its competitors on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas

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BrasilAgro – Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and sale of rural properties suitable for agricultural activities in Brazil. The company operates through six segments: Real Estate, Grains, Sugarcane, Cattle Raising, Cotton, and Other. It is involved in the cultivation of soybean, corn, sorghum, and cotton, as well as sugarcane; and production and sale of beef calves after weaning. The company has 17 farms in 6 Brazilian states and 1 farm in Paraguay with a total area of 223,551 hectares of own lands and 51,747 hectares of leased lands. It also imports and exports agricultural products and inputs; purchases, sells, and/or rents properties, land, buildings, and real estate in rural and/or urban areas; provides real estate brokerage services; and manages third-party assets. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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