Head to Head Review: Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) vs. Local Bounti (NYSE:LOCL)

Volatility and Risk

Local Bounti has a beta of 2.51, meaning that its stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lendway has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Local Bounti and Lendway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Local Bounti	-427.08%	-1,095.76%	-35.86%
Lendway	N/A	-21.56%	-4.32%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Local Bounti and Lendway”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Local Bounti	$27.56 million	0.55	-$124.01 million	($18.00)	-0.10
Lendway	$18.80 million	0.42	$2.41 million	($1.98)	-2.23

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.0% of Local Bounti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Lendway shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Local Bounti shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Lendway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Local Bounti beats Lendway on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Local Bounti

Local Bounti Corporation grows and packs fresh greens in the United States. It produces lettuce, herbs, and loose-leaf lettuce. The company sells its products to food retailers and food service distributors. Local Bounti Corporation was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Montana.

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.