Reviewing AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) and Its Competitors

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

Profitability

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its competitors’ 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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its competitors, 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	410	786	1015	38	2.30

As a group, “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies have a potential upside of 50.08%. Given AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AgriFORCE Growing Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$751,781.00	-$16.27 million	-0.07
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	$34.15 billion	$103.03 million	3.05

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Insider and Institutional 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, 11.6% 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 competitors 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.