Critical Analysis: Moolec Science (MLEC) & Its Competitors

Moolec Science (NASDAQ:MLECGet Free Report) is one of 673 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Moolec Science to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Moolec Science has a beta of -0.54, indicating that its stock price is 154% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moolec Science’s rivals have a beta of 0.03, indicating that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Moolec Science and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Moolec Science -129.97% -93.88% -33.37%
Moolec Science Competitors -17.66% -42.79% -0.62%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Moolec Science shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Moolec Science shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Moolec Science and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Moolec Science 0 0 1 0 3.00
Moolec Science Competitors 128 730 961 19 2.47

Moolec Science presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 614.29%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 55.00%. Given Moolec Science’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Moolec Science is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Moolec Science and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Moolec Science $5.62 million -$7.31 million -4.20
Moolec Science Competitors $999.70 million $81.14 million 62.56

Moolec Science’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Moolec Science. Moolec Science is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Moolec Science rivals beat Moolec Science on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Moolec Science

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Moolec Science SA, a science-based food ingredient company, focuses on developing real animal proteins in plants using molecular farming. It offers Chymosin SPC, a dairy ingredient; GLA SONOVA, a nutritional oil; POORK+, a plant-based, animal meat free ingredient with porcine proteins in soybeans; and BEEF+, a meat replacement product. It operates in the United States, Europe, and South America. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Luxembourg.

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