CEA Industries (NASDAQ:CEAD – Get Free Report) and RYTHM (NASDAQ:RYM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
21.6% of CEA Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of RYTHM shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of CEA Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of RYTHM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
CEA Industries has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RYTHM has a beta of 9.83, suggesting that its stock price is 883% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CEA Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| RYTHM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares CEA Industries and RYTHM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CEA Industries | -118.08% | -27.79% | -24.75% |
| RYTHM | -424.11% | -185.90% | -72.67% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CEA Industries and RYTHM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CEA Industries | $3.28 million | 2.35 | -$2.91 million | ($4.23) | -2.28 |
| RYTHM | $9.68 million | 9.68 | -$41.75 million | N/A | N/A |
CEA Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RYTHM.
Summary
CEA Industries beats RYTHM on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CEA Industries
CEA Industries Inc. provides environmental control, and other technologies and services to the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry worldwide. It offers floor plans and architectural design for cultivation facilities; licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for commercial scale environmental control systems that are specific to cultivation facilities; and process cooling systems and other climate control systems. The company also provides air handling equipment and systems; LED lighting; benching and racking solutions for indoor cultivation; automation and control devices, systems, and technologies for environmental, lighting, and climate control applications; and preventive maintenance services for CEA facilities. It serves commercial, as well as state- and provincial-regulated CEA growers. The company was formerly known as Surna Inc. and changed its name to CEA Industries Inc. in November 2021. CEA Industries Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.
About RYTHM
Agrify Corporation develops precision hardware and software cultivation and extraction solutions for the cannabis and hemp industry in the United States. The company offers vertical farming units and Agrify Insights Software-as-a-Service software; integrated grow racks and LED grow lights; and non-proprietary products designed, engineered, and manufactured by third parties, such as air cleaning systems and pesticide-free surface protection products. It also provides associated services comprising consulting, engineering, and construction. The company was formerly known as Agrinamics, Inc. and changed its name to Agrify Corporation in September 2019. Agrify Corporation was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.
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