Comparing Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) & N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO)

N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) and Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares N2OFF and Nutrien”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
N2OFF	$260,000.00	3.74	-$6.52 million	N/A	N/A
Nutrien	$29.06 billion	0.82	$1.26 billion	$1.49	32.43

Nutrien has higher revenue and earnings than N2OFF.

Risk & Volatility

N2OFF has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares N2OFF and Nutrien’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N2OFF	N/A	-100.78%	-87.04%
Nutrien	2.79%	6.99%	3.30%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.2% of N2OFF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of N2OFF shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for N2OFF and Nutrien, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N2OFF	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nutrien	3	6	10	0	2.37

Nutrien has a consensus price target of $60.44, indicating a potential upside of 25.09%. Given Nutrien’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nutrien is more favorable than N2OFF.

Summary

Nutrien beats N2OFF on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About N2OFF

N2OFF, Inc., an agri-food tech company, engages in the development and sale of eco-friendly green solutions for the food industry to enhance food safety and shelf life of fresh produce. Its products are based on proprietary blend of food acids combined with various oxidizing agent-based sanitizers and low concentrated fungicides for cleaning, sanitizing, and controlling pathogens on fresh produce that are safer for human consumption and extend their shelf life by reducing their decay. The company’s products include SavePROTECT or PeroStar, a processing aid for post-harvest application that is added to fruit and vegetable wash water; and SF3HS and SF3H, a post-harvest cleaning and sanitizing solution to control plant and foodborne pathogens. It also offers SpuDefender for controlling post-harvest potato sprouts; and FreshProtect to control spoilage-creating microorganisms on post-harvest citrus fruit. The company was formerly known as Save Foods, Inc. and changed its name to N2OFF, Inc. in March 2024. N2OFF, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Hod HaSharon, Israel.

About Nutrien

Nutrien Ltd. provides crop inputs and services. The company operates through four segments: Retail, Potash, Nitrogen, and Phosphate. The Retail segment distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seeds, and merchandise products. The Potash segment provides granular and standard potash products. The Nitrogen segment offers ammonia, urea, environmentally smart nitrogen, nitrogen solutions, nitrates, and sulfates. The Phosphate segment provides solid fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, and industrial and feed products. In addition, it provides services directly to growers through a network of farm centers in North America, South America, and Australia. The company is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.