Universal Security Instruments (UUU) Competitors

Universal Security Instruments (NYSE:UUU) and Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is UUU or HYFM more profitable?

Universal Security Instruments has a net margin of -5.77% compared to Hydrofarm Holdings Group's net margin of -32.18%. Hydrofarm Holdings Group's return on equity of -19.57% beat Universal Security Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Security Instruments	-5.77%	-27.30%	-12.88%
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	-32.18%	-19.57%	-10.92%

Which has more risk & volatility, UUU or HYFM?

Universal Security Instruments has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UUU or HYFM?

26.6% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Universal Security Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to UUU or HYFM?

In the previous week, Universal Security Instruments had 2 more articles in the media than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Universal Security Instruments and 0 mentions for Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Universal Security Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Hydrofarm Holdings Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Universal Security Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Universal Security Instruments	Positive
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	Neutral

Do analysts recommend UUU or HYFM?

Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 120.13%. Given Hydrofarm Holdings Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hydrofarm Holdings Group is more favorable than Universal Security Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Security Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UUU or HYFM?

Universal Security Instruments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Universal Security Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hydrofarm Holdings Group, 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
Universal Security Instruments	$22.17M	0.26	-$400K	-$0.56	-4.38
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	$190.29M	0.08	-$64.81M	-$14.92	-0.21

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UUU or HYFM?

Hydrofarm Holdings Group received 27 more outperform votes than Universal Security Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.55% of users gave Hydrofarm Holdings Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Universal Security Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Security Instruments	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 29 100.00%
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	Outperform Votes 27 46.55%	Underperform Votes 31 53.45%

Summary

Hydrofarm Holdings Group beats Universal Security Instruments on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.