Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) & Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) Critical Comparison

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) and Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Deere & Company has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Indoor Harvest has a beta of -2.05, indicating that its stock price is 305% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Deere & Company and Indoor Harvest”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deere & Company	$51.72 billion	2.62	$7.10 billion	$20.67	24.19
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	-$3.26 million	N/A	N/A

Deere & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Indoor Harvest.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Deere & Company and Indoor Harvest, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deere & Company	0	12	8	1	2.48
Indoor Harvest	0	0	0	0	0.00

Deere & Company presently has a consensus target price of $515.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.10%. Given Deere & Company’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Deere & Company is more favorable than Indoor Harvest.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deere & Company	12.40%	24.39%	5.32%
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.6% of Deere & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Indoor Harvest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Deere & Company beats Indoor Harvest on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deere & Company

Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts. The Construction and Forestry segment offers machines and service parts used in construction, earthmoving, road building, material handling and timber harvesting. The Financial Services segment finances sales and leases by John Deere dealers of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction and forestry equipment. The company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and is headquartered in Moline, IL.

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.