Comparing Grown Rogue International (OTCMKTS:GRUSF) and Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO)

Grown Rogue International (OTCMKTS:GRUSF) and Alico (NASDAQ:ALCO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Grown Rogue International has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alico has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.3% of Grown Rogue International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Alico shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Grown Rogue International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Alico shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Grown Rogue International and Alico, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grown Rogue International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Alico	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Grown Rogue International and Alico’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grown Rogue International	$23.35 million	6.16	-$130,000.00	$0.01	72.44
Alico	$39.85 million	5.50	$1.84 million	$6.30	4.57

Alico has higher revenue and earnings than Grown Rogue International. Alico is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grown Rogue International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Grown Rogue International and Alico’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grown Rogue International	-1.70%	-3.71%	-1.67%
Alico	110.84%	-14.09%	-8.52%

Summary

Alico beats Grown Rogue International on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grown Rogue International

Grown Rogue International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells cannabis products in the United States. It offers a range of cultivars for consumers, which are classified as indicas, sativas, and hybrids, as well as provides consulting services. The company sells its products through dispensaries. Grown Rogue International Inc. is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.

About Alico

Alico, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agribusiness and land management company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Alico Citrus, and Land Management and Other Operations. The Alico Citrus segment engages in planting, owning, cultivating, and/or managing citrus groves to produce fruit for sale to fresh and processed citrus markets, including activities related to the purchase and resale of fruit and value-added services, which include contracting for the harvesting, marketing, and hauling of citrus. The Land Management and Other Operations segment is involved in the activities related to native plant sales, grazing and hunting leasing, management, and/or conservation of unimproved native pastureland; and activities related to rock mining royalties and other insignificant lines of business, as well as in the activities related to owning and/or leasing improved farmland. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.