Flora Growth (FLGC) Competitors

Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) and Flora Growth (NASDAQ:FLGC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is OCC or FLGC more profitable?

Optical Cable has a net margin of -6.43% compared to Optical Cable's net margin of -75.95%. Flora Growth's return on equity of -17.54% beat Optical Cable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Optical Cable	-6.43%	-17.54%	-9.89%
Flora Growth	-75.95%	-144.44%	-43.20%

Does the media refer more to OCC or FLGC?

In the previous week, Optical Cable had 1 more articles in the media than Flora Growth. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Optical Cable and 3 mentions for Flora Growth. Optical Cable's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Flora Growth's score of 0.41 indicating that Flora Growth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Optical Cable	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Flora Growth	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OCC or FLGC?

Optical Cable received 90 more outperform votes than Flora Growth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.60% of users gave Optical Cable an outperform vote while only 60.87% of users gave Flora Growth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Optical Cable	Outperform Votes 104 64.60%	Underperform Votes 57 35.40%
Flora Growth	Outperform Votes 14 60.87%	Underperform Votes 9 39.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, OCC or FLGC?

Optical Cable has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flora Growth has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OCC or FLGC?

Flora Growth has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 435.71%. Given Optical Cable's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flora Growth is more favorable than Optical Cable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Optical Cable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Flora Growth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OCC or FLGC?

13.6% of Optical Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Flora Growth shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Optical Cable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Flora Growth shares are held 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 higher earnings & valuation, OCC or FLGC?

Optical Cable has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flora Growth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Optical Cable	$72.17M	0.29	$2.07M	-$0.55	-4.85
Flora Growth	$74.78M	0.20	-$57.04M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Optical Cable beats Flora Growth on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.