RiceBran Technologies (NASDAQ:RIBT – Get Rating) and Forafric Global (NASDAQ:AFRI – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
6.0% of RiceBran Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Forafric Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of RiceBran Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Forafric Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for RiceBran Technologies and Forafric Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RiceBran Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Forafric Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares RiceBran Technologies and Forafric Global's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RiceBran Technologies | $39.04 million | 0.17 | -$8.95 million | ($2.18) | -0.48 |
| Forafric Global | $295.69 million | 0.58 | -$2.67 million | N/A | N/A |
Forafric Global has higher revenue and earnings than RiceBran Technologies.
Volatility & Risk
RiceBran Technologies has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forafric Global has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares RiceBran Technologies and Forafric Global's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RiceBran Technologies | -29.67% | -50.85% | -26.27% |
| Forafric Global | N/A | -25.93% | -1.74% |
Summary
Forafric Global beats RiceBran Technologies on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About RiceBran Technologies
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RiceBran Technologies is a specialty ingredient company, which engages in the production of healthy, natural, and nutrient dense products from rice, stabilized ricebran, oats, and barley. It offers organic, conventional, and grain products. The company was founded on March 18, 1998 and is headquartered in Tomball, TX.
About Forafric Global
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Forafric Global PLC engages in the purchase, storage, transport, processing, and sale of agricultural commodities and commodity products in Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa. The company offers flour and semolina; and secondary processing products, such as pasta and couscous under the Tria and MayMouna brands. It serves wholesale foods manufacturers and distributors The company also exports its products to approximately 45 countries. Forafric Global PLC is headquartered in Gibraltar.
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