Reviewing African Agriculture (NASDAQ:AAGR) and Arcadia Biosciences (NASDAQ:RKDA)

African Agriculture (NASDAQ:AAGR) and Arcadia Biosciences (NASDAQ:RKDA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.5% of African Agriculture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Arcadia Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of African Agriculture shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Arcadia Biosciences shares are held by 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 breakdown of current ratings for African Agriculture and Arcadia Biosciences, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
African Agriculture	0	0	0	0	N/A
Arcadia Biosciences	0	0	1	1	3.50

Arcadia Biosciences has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 105.48%. Given Arcadia Biosciences’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arcadia Biosciences is more favorable than African Agriculture.

Risk & Volatility

African Agriculture has a beta of -0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 181% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcadia Biosciences has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares African Agriculture and Arcadia Biosciences’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
African Agriculture	N/A	N/A	-228.81%
Arcadia Biosciences	-129.74%	-84.27%	-55.17%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares African Agriculture and Arcadia Biosciences’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
African Agriculture	$1.82 million	1.78	-$43.06 million	N/A	N/A
Arcadia Biosciences	$5.33 million	0.75	-$13.98 million	($5.16)	-0.57

Arcadia Biosciences has higher revenue and earnings than African Agriculture.

Summary

Arcadia Biosciences beats African Agriculture on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About African Agriculture

African Agriculture Holdings Inc., a food security company, engages in operating a commercial-scale alfalfa farm on the African continent. The company is based in New York, New York. African Agriculture Holdings Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Commodities & Investments Ltd.

About Arcadia Biosciences

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. produces and markets plant-based food and beverage products in the United States. The company develops crop improvements primarily in wheat to enhance farm economics by improving the performance of crops in the field, as well as their value as food ingredients. Its food, beverage, and body case products include GoodWheat, Zola coconut water, ProVault topical pain relief, and SoulSpring. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.