Critical Contrast: AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) and The Competition

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its rivals, as provided 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	406	784	1014	38	2.31

As a group, “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies have a potential upside of 52.11%. Given AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AgriFORCE Growing Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

AgriFORCE Growing Systems has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ rivals have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$751,781.00	-$16.27 million	-0.07
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	$34.14 billion	$103.03 million	3.01

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

Profitability

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its rivals’ 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	-293.47%	-82.89%	-18.09%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.2% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of shares of all “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AgriFORCE Growing Systems rivals 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.