Grove Collaborative (GROV) Competitors

Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is GROV or HITI more profitable?

High Tide has a net margin of -0.81% compared to Grove Collaborative's net margin of -11.35%. High Tide's return on equity of -2.93% beat Grove Collaborative's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grove Collaborative	-11.35%	-417.96%	-14.19%
High Tide	-0.81%	-2.93%	-1.78%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GROV or HITI?

High Tide has higher revenue and earnings than Grove Collaborative. High Tide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grove Collaborative, 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
Grove Collaborative	$193.43M	0.25	-$43.23M	-$0.76	-1.57
High Tide	$536.70M	0.35	-$3.19M	-$0.05	-46.30

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GROV or HITI?

91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GROV or HITI?

In the previous week, Grove Collaborative had 9 more articles in the media than High Tide. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grove Collaborative and 2 mentions for High Tide. High Tide's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Grove Collaborative's score of -0.08 indicating that High Tide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grove Collaborative	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
High Tide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GROV or HITI?

Grove Collaborative received 5 more outperform votes than High Tide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.44% of users gave Grove Collaborative an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave High Tide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grove Collaborative	Outperform Votes 17 94.44%	Underperform Votes 1 5.56%
High Tide	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%

Do analysts prefer GROV or HITI?

Grove Collaborative presently has a consensus price target of $1.20, indicating a potential upside of 0.84%. High Tide has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 94.38%. Given High Tide's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe High Tide is more favorable than Grove Collaborative.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grove Collaborative	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
High Tide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67

Which has more volatility & risk, GROV or HITI?

Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Tide has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

High Tide beats Grove Collaborative on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.