Comparing Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN)

Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) and Lindsay (NYSE:LNN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Indoor Harvest has a beta of -2.05, suggesting that its share price is 305% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsay has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Indoor Harvest and Lindsay, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indoor Harvest	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay	0	1	0	0	2.00

Lindsay has a consensus target price of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.14%. Given Lindsay’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lindsay is more favorable than Indoor Harvest.

Profitability

This table compares Indoor Harvest and Lindsay’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lindsay	11.21%	15.09%	9.54%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Indoor Harvest and Lindsay”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	-$3.26 million	N/A	N/A
Lindsay	$607.07 million	2.43	$66.26 million	$6.96	19.51

Lindsay has higher revenue and earnings than Indoor Harvest.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.9% of Lindsay shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Indoor Harvest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lindsay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lindsay beats Indoor Harvest on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Indoor Harvest

Indoor Harvest Corp. focuses on operating an integrated consolidation platform for hemp, other hemp-related products, CBD, and other plant-based companies. Indoor Harvest Corp. was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About Lindsay

Lindsay Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides water management and road infrastructure products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Irrigation and Infrastructure. The Irrigation segment manufactures and markets center pivot, lateral move irrigation systems, and irrigation controls under the Zimmatic brand; hose reel travelers under the Perrot brand; and chemical injection systems, variable rate irrigation systems, flow meters, weather stations, soil moisture sensors, and remote monitoring and control systems. It also offers repair and replacement parts for its irrigation systems and controls, and diameter steel tubing; global positioning system positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, wireless irrigation management, irrigation scheduling, and smartphone applications; and industrial Internet of Things technology solutions, data acquisition and management systems, and custom electronic equipment for applications under the Elecsys brand. The Infrastructure segment provides Road Zipper System comprised of T-shaped concrete and steel barriers, barrier transfer machine, and variable length barriers which are used for highway reconstruction, paving and resurfacing, road widening, median and shoulder construction, and repairs to tunnels and bridges. Additionally, it offers redirective and non-redirective crash cushions to enhance highway safety at locations such as toll booths, freeway off-ramps, medians and roadside barrier ends, bridge supports, utility poles, and other fixed roadway hazards; specialty barriers; preformed tape and road safety accessory products, as well as rail products, such as signals and lights, structures, foundations, junction boxes, and signs. Lindsay Corporation was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.