Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) versus Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED) Critical Comparison

Profitability

This table compares Lendway and Origin Agritech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lendway	N/A	-21.56%	-4.32%
Origin Agritech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of Lendway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Origin Agritech shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Lendway shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Origin Agritech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lendway and Origin Agritech”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lendway	$37.77 million	0.18	$2.41 million	($3.45)	-1.12
Origin Agritech	$113.38 million	0.07	$2.95 million	N/A	N/A

Origin Agritech has higher revenue and earnings than Lendway.

Volatility and Risk

Lendway has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Agritech has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Origin Agritech beats Lendway on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lendway

Lendway, Inc. operates as a specialty agricultural and finance company focusing on making and managing its agricultural investments in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates FarmlandCredit.com, a non-bank lending business that seeks to purchase existing loans and/or originate and fund new loans domestically. The company was formerly known as Insignia Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Lendway, Inc. in August 2023. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Origin Agritech

Origin Agritech Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural biotechnology in the People’s Republic of China. The company engages in the development and distribution of seed products; and research on genetically enhanced breeding technologies in agricultural crops. Its products include corn, soybean, canola, and rice seeds. The company is also involved in the development, production, and distribution of hybrid crop seeds, as well as develops hybrid seed technology. In addition, it operates an e-commerce platform. The company has a collaboration agreement with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the National Maize Improvement Center, Henan Agriculture University, China Agricultural University, and Zhejiang University for seed genetic modifications and biotechnologies. Origin Agritech Limited was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.