Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) & Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) Financial Comparison

Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) and Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and Concrete Leveling Systems’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	$240.86 million	0.18	-$285.42 million	($1.87)	-0.50
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-71.53

Concrete Leveling Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Concrete Leveling Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hydrofarm Holdings Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.5% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and Concrete Leveling Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	0	2	0	0	2.00
Concrete Leveling Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A

Hydrofarm Holdings Group presently has a consensus price target of $0.90, indicating a potential downside of 3.23%. Given Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hydrofarm Holdings Group is more favorable than Concrete Leveling Systems.

Profitability

This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and Concrete Leveling Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	-35.24%	-18.51%	-11.04%
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Hydrofarm Holdings Group beats Concrete Leveling Systems on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hydrofarm Holdings Group

Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of 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 grow light systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; humidity and carbon dioxide monitors and controllers; water pumps, heaters, chillers, and filters; nutrient and fertilizer delivery systems; and various growing media made from soil, rock wool or coconut fiber. The company offers its products under the Phantom, PhotoBio, Active Aqua, Active Air, HEAVY 16, House & Garden, Mad Farmer, Roots Organics, Soul, Procision, Grotek, Gaia Green, and Innovative Growers Equipment brands. Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania.

About Concrete Leveling Systems

Concrete Leveling Systems, Inc. manufactures and sells specialized equipment for use in the concrete leveling industry. It fabricates and markets a concrete leveling service unit that consists of a mixing device to mix lime with water and a pumping device capable of pumping the mixture under pressure into pre-drilled holes. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Canton, Ohio.