AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

AgriFORCE Growing Systems (NASDAQ:AGRI) is one of 38 public companies in the “AGRI OPERATIONS” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare AgriFORCE Growing Systems to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.2% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of shares of all “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	387	759	1005	38	2.32

As a group, “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies have a potential upside of 50.06%. Given AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AgriFORCE Growing Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	N/A	-193.94%	-84.08%
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	-408.23%	-60.54%	-17.89%

Volatility and Risk

AgriFORCE Growing Systems has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ peers have a beta of 0.80, meaning that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$70,000.00	-$16.27 million	-0.08
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	$32.72 billion	$118.42 million	7.33

AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than AgriFORCE Growing Systems. AgriFORCE Growing Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

AgriFORCE Growing Systems peers beat AgriFORCE Growing Systems on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

AgriFORCE Growing Systems Company Profile

AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., an agriculture-focused technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of plant-based ingredients and products that deliver healthier and nutritious solutions. The company operates in two divisions, AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands. It also offers management advisory services and holds intellectual property, as well as engages in the real estate holding and development activities. The company was formerly known as Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. and changed its name to AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. in November 2019. AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.