Head-To-Head Survey: TerrAscend (OTCMKTS:TRSSF) and Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards (OTCMKTS:NNUTU)

Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards (OTCMKTS:NNUTU – Get Rating) and TerrAscend (OTCMKTS:TRSSF – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards and TerrAscend’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards	N/A	N/A	N/A
TerrAscend	-143.67%	-8.24%	-3.88%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards and TerrAscend, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards	0	0	0	0	N/A
TerrAscend	0	3	5	0	2.63

TerrAscend has a consensus target price of $3.40, indicating a potential upside of 112.50%. Given TerrAscend’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TerrAscend is more favorable than Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of TerrAscend shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of TerrAscend shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards and TerrAscend’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TerrAscend	$210.42 million	1.92	$3.11 million	($1.34)	-1.19

TerrAscend has higher revenue and earnings than Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards.

Summary

TerrAscend beats Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards

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Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards LP engages in producing and distributing macadamia nut-based products. It operates through the Orchards and Branded Products business segments. The Orchards segment includes the sale of wet-in-shell macadamia nuts, sale of dry-in-shell macadamia nuts, and sale of macadamia nut kernel. The Branded Products segment refers to the sale of bulk macadamia nut kernel and branded macadamia nut products. The company was founded in June 1986 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

About TerrAscend

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TerrAscend Corp. produces and sells medical cannabis products. The firm owns several businesses and brands, including The Apothecarium, Ilera Healthcare, Kind Tree, Prism, State Flower, Valhalla Confections and Arise Bioscience Inc. The company was founded by Basem Hanna, Vijay Sappani and Michael Nashat on March 7, 2017 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.