Green Thumb Industries (OTC:GTBIF – Get Free Report) and S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.1% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of S&W Seed shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of S&W Seed shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Green Thumb Industries and S&W Seed”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Green Thumb Industries | $1.05 billion | 1.40 | $36.27 million | $0.27 | 25.74 |
| S&W Seed | $54.81 million | 0.32 | -$30.03 million | ($15.61) | -0.52 |
Profitability
This table compares Green Thumb Industries and S&W Seed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Green Thumb Industries | 5.68% | 3.65% | 2.52% |
| S&W Seed | -76.30% | -51.47% | -18.21% |
Risk and Volatility
Green Thumb Industries has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&W Seed has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Green Thumb Industries and S&W Seed, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Green Thumb Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.00 |
| S&W Seed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
S&W Seed has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 329.45%. Given S&W Seed’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe S&W Seed is more favorable than Green Thumb Industries.
Summary
Green Thumb Industries beats S&W Seed on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Green Thumb Industries
Green Thumb Industries Inc. manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells of cannabis products for medical and adult-use in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods. The company offers cannabis flower; processed and packaged products, including pre-rolls, concentrates, vapes, capsules, tinctures, edibles, topicals, and other cannabis-related products under the &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon’s, Good Green, incredibles, and RHYTHM brands. It distributes its products primarily to third-party retail customers and sells finished products directly to consumers in its own retail stores, as well as direct-to consumer delivery channel. Green Thumb Industries Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About S&W Seed
S&W Seed Co. engages in the breeding, production, and sale of stevia and alfalfa seeds. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.
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