AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) Competitors

ZK International Group (NASDAQ:ZKIN) and AgriFORCE Growing Systems (NASDAQ:AGRI) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ZKIN or AGRI?

ZK International Group has higher revenue and earnings than AgriFORCE Growing Systems.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZK International Group	$108.20M	0.09	-$2.78M	N/A	N/A
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$70K	54.08	-$16.27M	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor ZKIN or AGRI?

In the previous week, ZK International Group had 2 more articles in the media than AgriFORCE Growing Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ZK International Group and 1 mentions for AgriFORCE Growing Systems. ZK International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat AgriFORCE Growing Systems' score of 0.31 indicating that ZK International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ZK International Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ZKIN or AGRI more profitable?

ZK International Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat AgriFORCE Growing Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZK International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	N/A	-193.94%	-84.08%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ZKIN or AGRI?

0.3% of ZK International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of ZK International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ZKIN or AGRI?

ZK International Group has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriFORCE Growing Systems has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZK International Group beats AgriFORCE Growing Systems on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.