Head to Head Contrast: Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) vs. Edible Garden (NASDAQ:EDBL)

Profitability

This table compares Lendway and Edible Garden’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%
Edible Garden	-78.61%	-52,263.51%	-135.27%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lendway and Edible Garden”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lendway	$31.58 million	0.22	$2.41 million	($1.98)	-1.94
Edible Garden	$14.07 million	4.82	-$10.19 million	($26.31)	-0.08

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

Risk and Volatility

Lendway has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edible Garden has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.6% of Lendway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Edible Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Lendway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Edible Garden shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lendway beats Edible Garden on 8 of the 11 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 Edible Garden

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operate as a controlled environment agriculture farming company. It offers various packaged products, including cilantro, rosemary, mint, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, chives, poultry mix, sage, dill, buttercrunch living lettuce, basil, living butterhead lettuce, basil, parsley, arugula spring mix, baby arugula blend, baby romaine, and crisp ranch and Caesar salad kits. The company sells its products to various regional and national supermarkets. Edible Garden AG Incorporated was founded in 2020 and is based in Belvidere, New Jersey.