MJ (OTCMKTS:MJNE) & Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV) Critical Comparison

Volatility and Risk

Advantage Solutions has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MJ has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Advantage Solutions and MJ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Solutions	-3.32%	-7.58%	-2.17%
MJ	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.8% of Advantage Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Advantage Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.9% of MJ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Advantage Solutions and MJ”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advantage Solutions	$3.99 billion	0.27	-$63.26 million	($0.41)	-8.07
MJ	$360,000.00	0.00	-$5.38 million	N/A	N/A

MJ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advantage Solutions.

Summary

MJ beats Advantage Solutions on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advantage Solutions

Advantage Solutions Inc. provides business solutions to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales and Marketing. The Sales segment offers brand-centric services, such as headquarter relationship management; analytics, insights, and intelligence; and brand-centric merchandising services. This segment also provides retailer-centric services comprising retailer-centric merchandising and in-store media services. The Marketing segment offers brand-centric services, including shopper and consumer marketing, and brand experiential services; retailer-centric services, such as retail experiential and private label services; and digital marketing, and digital media and advertising services. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About MJ

MJ Holdings, Inc., a cannabis holding company, engages in cultivation management, asset, and infrastructure development business in Nevada. It is also involved in production of cannabis related products; and provision of management services, dispensaries, and consulting services. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.