Reviewing MJ (OTCMKTS:MJNE) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC)

MJ (OTCMKTS:MJNE) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.9% of MJ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for MJ and Boston Omaha, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MJ	0	0	0	0	0.00
Boston Omaha	0	1	1	0	2.50

Boston Omaha has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.26%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than MJ.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MJ and Boston Omaha”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MJ	$360,000.00	0.02	-$5.38 million	N/A	N/A
Boston Omaha	$108.28 million	3.87	-$1.29 million	$0.03	443.67

Boston Omaha has higher revenue and earnings than MJ.

Profitability

This table compares MJ and Boston Omaha’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MJ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston Omaha	0.68%	0.14%	0.11%

Volatility & Risk

MJ has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boston Omaha beats MJ on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MJ

MJ Holdings, Inc., a cannabis holding company, engages in cultivation management, asset, and infrastructure development business in Nevada. It is also involved in production of cannabis related products; and provision of management services, dispensaries, and consulting services. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Boston Omaha

Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.