Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM) and The Competition Head-To-Head Analysis

Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) is one of 435 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Hydrofarm Holdings Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s rivals have a beta of 4.53, suggesting that their average share price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	-267.20%	-500.33%	-159.25%
Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors	-1,947.44%	-10.15%	0.87%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.6% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	$106.21 million	-$289.79 million	-0.01
Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors	$4.53 billion	$347.98 million	-11.97

Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Hydrofarm Holdings Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors	4075	14463	17878	777	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 29.16%. Given Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hydrofarm Holdings Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Hydrofarm Holdings Group rivals beat Hydrofarm Holdings Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Hydrofarm Holdings Group Company Profile

Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes controlled environment agriculture (CEA) equipment and supplies in the United States and Canada. The company provides agricultural lighting devices, indoor climate control equipment, and nutrients, as well as plant additives used to grow, farm, and cultivate cannabis, flowers, fruits, plants, vegetables, grains, and herbs in controlled environment. It is also involved in the distribution of CEA equipment and supplies comprising nutrients and fertilizers; grow light systems; horticulture benches and racking systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; humidity and carbon dioxide monitors and controllers; water pumps, heaters, chillers, and filters; and various growing media typically made from soil, peat, rock wool or coconut fiber, and others. The company offers its products to specialty hydroponic retailers, commercial resellers and greenhouse builders, garden centers, hardware stores, and e-commerce retailers under the Active Air, Active Aqua, Aurora Peat Products, HEAVY 16, House & Garden, Gaia Green, Grotek, Innovative Growers Equipment, Mad Farmer, Phantom, PHOTOBIO, Procision, Roots Organics, Soul, and SunBlaster brands. It serves its products through a range of commercial and home gardening equipment and supplies retailers. Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania.