High Tide (HITI) Competitors

High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) and GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HITI or GCT?

GigaCloud Technology has higher revenue and earnings than High Tide. High Tide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Tide	$536.70M	0.35	-$3.19M	-$0.05	-46.60
GigaCloud Technology	$1.18B	0.60	$94.11M	$3.07	6.04

Does the media refer more to HITI or GCT?

In the previous week, High Tide had 1 more articles in the media than GigaCloud Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for High Tide and 2 mentions for GigaCloud Technology. GigaCloud Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat High Tide's score of 0.91 indicating that GigaCloud Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
High Tide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GigaCloud Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HITI or GCT more profitable?

GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 11.75% compared to High Tide's net margin of -0.81%. GigaCloud Technology's return on equity of 40.32% beat High Tide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Tide	-0.81%	-2.93%	-1.78%
GigaCloud Technology	11.75%	40.32%	13.94%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HITI or GCT?

High Tide received 1 more outperform votes than GigaCloud Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave GigaCloud Technology an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave High Tide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
High Tide	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%
GigaCloud Technology	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%

Do analysts recommend HITI or GCT?

High Tide currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 93.13%. GigaCloud Technology has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Given High Tide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe High Tide is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Tide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67
GigaCloud Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HITI or GCT?

4.5% of High Tide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of High Tide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, HITI or GCT?

High Tide has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GigaCloud Technology beats High Tide on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.