Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) (CVE:SAY) and Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) (CVE:GRN) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) and Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V), as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) has a consensus price target of C$2.33, suggesting a potential downside of 16.37%. Given Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) is more favorable than Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V).
Profitability
This table compares Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) and Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) and Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V)'s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) | C$5.28 million | 7.69 | C$-1,014,355.00 | C($0.01) | -40.00 |
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) | C$16.93 million | 21.75 | C$-3,575,718.00 | C($0.03) | -102.96 |
Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V). Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN.V) beats Sparta Capital Ltd. (SAY.V) on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.