Head to Head Comparison: N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) vs. Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS)

N2OFF (NASDAQ:NITO) and Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.2% of N2OFF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of N2OFF shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of Cibus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N2OFF	N/A	-100.78%	-87.04%
Cibus	-9,856.84%	-29.05%	-15.63%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares N2OFF and Cibus”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
N2OFF	$260,000.00	3.66	-$6.52 million	N/A	N/A
Cibus	$2.96 million	34.86	-$267.64 million	($16.44)	-0.27

N2OFF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cibus.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for N2OFF and Cibus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N2OFF	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cibus	0	0	3	1	3.25

Cibus has a consensus price target of $22.83, indicating a potential upside of 410.81%. Given Cibus’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cibus is more favorable than N2OFF.

Risk and Volatility

N2OFF has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cibus has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cibus 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 Cibus

Cibus, Inc., a agricultural biotechnology company, develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties. The company primarily focus on trait productivity in two areas, including productivity traits that enable farmers to have higher yields and reduce the use of the crop protection chemicals and fertilizers; and sustainable ingredients that enable corporations to replace ingredients that are fossil fuel based or whose production results in increased greenhouse gases. Cibus, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.