BrightView (BV) Competitors

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer BV or AGRO?

In the previous week, BrightView had 3 more articles in the media than Adecoagro. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BrightView and 5 mentions for Adecoagro. Adecoagro's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat BrightView's score of 1.58 indicating that Adecoagro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BrightView	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Adecoagro	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BV or AGRO more profitable?

Adecoagro has a net margin of 11.25% compared to BrightView's net margin of 2.64%. Adecoagro's return on equity of 10.14% beat BrightView's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	2.64%	7.86%	2.96%
Adecoagro	11.25%	10.14%	4.38%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BV or AGRO?

Adecoagro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightView. BrightView is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adecoagro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightView	$2.73B	0.55	$66.40M	-$0.02	-786.00
Adecoagro	$1.52B	0.60	$226.29M	$0.62	14.79

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BV or AGRO?

Adecoagro received 227 more outperform votes than BrightView when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.98% of users gave Adecoagro an outperform vote while only 37.21% of users gave BrightView an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BrightView	Outperform Votes 16 37.21%	Underperform Votes 27 62.79%
Adecoagro	Outperform Votes 243 58.98%	Underperform Votes 169 41.02%

Do analysts rate BV or AGRO?

BrightView presently has a consensus target price of $17.41, suggesting a potential upside of 10.78%. Adecoagro has a consensus target price of $10.55, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Given Adecoagro's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adecoagro is more favorable than BrightView.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Adecoagro	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has more volatility and risk, BV or AGRO?

BrightView has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adecoagro has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BV or AGRO?

92.4% of BrightView shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Adecoagro shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of BrightView shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Adecoagro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Adecoagro beats BrightView on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.