Jushi (OTCMKTS:JUSHF – Get Free Report) and Green Thumb Industries (OTCMKTS:GTBIF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
21.7% of Jushi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Green Thumb Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of Jushi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Green Thumb Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Jushi and Green Thumb Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jushi | $262.91 million | 0.32 | -$68.59 million | ($0.34) | -1.22 |
| Green Thumb Industries | $1.18 billion | 1.20 | $114.15 million | $0.54 | 13.43 |
Green Thumb Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Jushi. Jushi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Thumb Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Jushi and Green Thumb Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jushi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Green Thumb Industries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Green Thumb Industries has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 148.28%. Given Green Thumb Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Green Thumb Industries is more favorable than Jushi.
Risk and Volatility
Jushi has a beta of -0.7, meaning that its share price is 170% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Thumb Industries has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Jushi and Green Thumb Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jushi | -24.44% | N/A | -15.46% |
| Green Thumb Industries | 10.48% | 6.03% | 4.09% |
Summary
Green Thumb Industries beats Jushi on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jushi
Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis company, engages in the cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution of cannabis for medical and adult-use markets. The company offers flower, extracts, concentrates, edibles, oil, pre-rolls, tinctures, capsules, softgels, cannabis-infused gummies and ultra-premium chocolate, and topicals products, as well as vaporization devices and cartridges under The Bank, The Lab, Nira+ Medicinals, Sèchè, Tasteology, and Hijinks brands. It is also involved in the bulk wholesale of refined cannabinoids and terpenes. In addition, the company operates medical cannabis dispensaries under the BEYOND/HELLO, Nature’s Remedy, and NuLeaf brands. It markets its products to local dispensaries and large multi-state operators. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
About Green Thumb Industries
Green Thumb Industries Inc. manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells of cannabis products for medical and adult-use in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods. The company offers cannabis flower; processed and packaged products, including pre-rolls, concentrates, vapes, capsules, tinctures, edibles, topicals, and other cannabis-related products under the &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon's, Good Green, incredibles, and RHYTHM brands. It distributes its products primarily to third-party retail customers and sells finished products directly to consumers in its own retail stores, as well as direct-to consumer delivery channel. Green Thumb Industries Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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