Contrasting High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) & Hybrid Energy (OTCMKTS:HYBE)

High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) and Hybrid Energy (OTCMKTS:HYBE) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

High Tide has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hybrid Energy has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for High Tide and Hybrid Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Tide	1	0	2	1	2.75
Hybrid Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

High Tide presently has a consensus price target of $6.13, indicating a potential upside of 120.32%. Given High Tide’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe High Tide is more favorable than Hybrid Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Hybrid Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares High Tide and Hybrid Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Tide	$568.25 million	0.43	-$3.19 million	($0.08)	-34.75
Hybrid Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hybrid Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than High Tide.

Profitability

This table compares High Tide and Hybrid Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Tide	-1.66%	-6.50%	-3.84%
Hybrid Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

High Tide beats Hybrid Energy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About High Tide

High Tide Inc. engages in the cannabis retail business in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. It operates licensed retail cannabis stores; and provides data analytics services. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes consumption accessories. Further, it sells its products through online sales via e-commerce platform. The company offers its products under the Daily High Club, DankStop, FABCBD, GC, Nuleaf, Smoke Cartel, and Blessed CBD brands. The company was formerly known as High Tide Ventures Inc. and changed its name to High Tide Inc. in October 2018. High Tide Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Hybrid Energy

Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, acquires and operates fuel production and other energy companies. It acquires companies with traditional and proven fuel production, photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies. Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. was formerly known as Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. in September 2009. Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Reno, Nevada. Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. is in reorganization.