Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM) Competitors $0.72 +0.02 (+2.85%) (As of 09/16/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HYFM vs. NHTC, LTCH, AE, GDC, RAVE, FXLV, EDUC, UGRO, COSM, and TAITShould you be buying Hydrofarm Holdings Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hydrofarm Holdings Group include Natural Health Trends (NHTC), Latch (LTCH), Adams Resources & Energy (AE), GD Culture Group (GDC), Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), F45 Training (FXLV), Educational Development (EDUC), urban-gro (UGRO), Cosmos Health (COSM), and Taitron Components (TAIT). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Hydrofarm Holdings Group vs. Natural Health Trends Latch Adams Resources & Energy GD Culture Group Rave Restaurant Group F45 Training Educational Development urban-gro Cosmos Health Taitron Components Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) and Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HYFM or NHTC? 26.6% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Natural Health Trends shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Natural Health Trends shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer HYFM or NHTC? Hydrofarm Holdings Group currently has a consensus price target of $0.70, indicating a potential downside of 2.91%. Given Hydrofarm Holdings Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hydrofarm Holdings Group is more favorable than Natural Health Trends.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hydrofarm Holdings Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Natural Health Trends 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the media refer more to HYFM or NHTC? In the previous week, Natural Health Trends had 1 more articles in the media than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Natural Health Trends and 3 mentions for Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Hydrofarm Holdings Group's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Natural Health Trends' score of 0.72 indicating that Hydrofarm Holdings Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hydrofarm Holdings Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Natural Health Trends 1 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 favor HYFM or NHTC? Natural Health Trends received 149 more outperform votes than Hydrofarm Holdings Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Natural Health Trends an outperform vote while only 46.55% of users gave Hydrofarm Holdings Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHydrofarm Holdings GroupOutperform Votes2746.55% Underperform Votes3153.45% Natural Health TrendsOutperform Votes17667.43% Underperform Votes8532.57% Which has more volatility and risk, HYFM or NHTC? Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Health Trends has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, HYFM or NHTC? Natural Health Trends has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Hydrofarm Holdings Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural Health Trends, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHydrofarm Holdings Group$210.32M0.16-$64.81M-$1.33-0.54Natural Health Trends$43.92M1.78$570K$0.05136.03 Is HYFM or NHTC more profitable? Natural Health Trends has a net margin of 2.07% compared to Hydrofarm Holdings Group's net margin of -33.83%. Natural Health Trends' return on equity of 2.21% beat Hydrofarm Holdings Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hydrofarm Holdings Group-33.83% -18.46% -10.47% Natural Health Trends 2.07%2.21%1.32% SummaryNatural Health Trends beats Hydrofarm Holdings Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HYFM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHydrofarm Holdings Groupnondurable goods IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$33.15M$1.15B$2.82B$8.23BDividend YieldN/A6.36%5.19%4.09%P/E Ratio-0.5450.76119.6818.70Price / Sales0.160.75487,067.6668.85Price / CashN/A27.7123.5731.81Price / Book0.111.323.524.53Net Income-$64.81M$66.79M$150.18M$224.17M7 Day Performance12.66%2.43%3.30%4.45%1 Month Performance30.17%5.81%1.71%5.97%1 Year Performance-54.94%12.42%20.07%10.65% Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NHTCNatural Health Trends0.6401 of 5 stars0.64 / 5 stars$6.86+1.0%N/A+25.9%$79.03M$43.92M137.23140Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageLTCHLatch0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$0.48+6.7%N/A-51.6%$68.94M$48.39M0.00420AEAdams Resources & Energy0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$24.12-1.8%N/A-32.3%$61.92M$2.85B36.00710News CoverageGap DownGDCGD Culture Group0.1776 of 5 stars0.18 / 5 stars$5.47-0.2%N/A+63.6%$51.97M$-150,000.000.0060RAVERave Restaurant Group2.1396 of 5 stars2.14 / 5 stars$1.78+3.5%N/A+5.4%$25.97M$11.89M11.8720Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageFXLVF45 Training0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$0.25flatN/A+1,215.8%$24.38M$171.19M0.00160EDUCEducational Development1.4768 of 5 stars1.48 / 5 stars$2.15-2.3%N/A+40.6%$18.45M$51.03M71.69170Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓UGROurban-gro2.5374 of 5 stars2.54 / 5 stars$1.43-1.2%$3.25+126.9%+0.0%$17.64M$70.32M-1.05100Positive NewsGap DownCOSMCosmos Health0.5206 of 5 stars0.52 / 5 stars$0.96-3.7%N/A-27.7%$17.15M$53.38M0.00100Gap UpTAITTaitron Components2.5779 of 5 stars2.58 / 5 stars$2.82+0.4%N/A-21.9%$16.98M$6.11M10.0710Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: Natural Health Trends Alternatives Latch Alternatives Adams Resources & Energy Alternatives GD Culture Group Alternatives Rave Restaurant Group Alternatives F45 Training Alternatives Educational Development Alternatives urban-gro Alternatives Cosmos Health Alternatives Taitron Components Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HYFM) was last updated on 9/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Detects Profit Surge On MondayThis has given investors the opportunity to beat the market by 1,700% and a 100% win rate to begin the year.Monument Traders Alliance | SponsoredWe recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this…The AI boom is just getting started. 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