CubicFarm Systems (OTCMKTS:CUBXF) & Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) Head-To-Head Review

CubicFarm Systems (OTCMKTS:CUBXF) and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (NYSE:HY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares CubicFarm Systems and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CubicFarm Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	4.13%	44.49%	8.40%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.5% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by institutional investors. 33.9% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CubicFarm Systems and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CubicFarm Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	0	1	2	0	2.67

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has a consensus target price of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.51%. Given Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is more favorable than CubicFarm Systems.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CubicFarm Systems and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CubicFarm Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	$4.12 billion	0.29	$125.90 million	$10.00	6.88

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling has higher revenue and earnings than CubicFarm Systems.

Summary

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling beats CubicFarm Systems on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CubicFarm Systems

CubicFarm Systems Corp., a local chain agricultural technology company, develops and sells food and livestock feed technologies for farmers worldwide. The company offers CubicFarm System and HydroGreen Grow System. Its systems help farmers to produce lettuce, basil, microgreens, nutraceutical ingredients, and animal feed. The company was formerly known as Forty Foot Farms Ltd. and changed its name to CubicFarms Systems Corp. in June 2016. CubicFarms Systems Corp was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Langley, Canada.

About Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

Hyster-Yale, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. The company manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. It markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships. The company also sells aftermarket parts under the Hyster and Yale, as well as UNISOURCE and PREMIER brands to Hyster and Yale dealers for the service of competitor lift trucks. In addition, it produces and distributes attachments, forks, and lift tables under the Bolzoni, Auramo, and Meyer brand names; and designs and produces products in the port equipment and rough terrain forklift markets. Further, the company designs, manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel-cell stacks and engines. It serves light and heavy manufacturers, trucking and automotive companies, rental companies, building materials and paper suppliers, lumber, metal products, warehouses, retailers, food distributors, container handling companies, and U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies. The company was formerly known as Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. and changed its name to Hyster-Yale, Inc. in June 2024. Hyster-Yale, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.