Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM – Get Free Report) is one of 434 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Hydrofarm Holdings Group to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group | $134.25 million | -$289.79 million | -0.02 |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors | $4.52 billion | $346.86 million | -27.29 |
Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Hydrofarm Holdings Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group | -267.20% | -500.33% | -159.25% |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors | -1,946.96% | -10.16% | 0.86% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors | 4081 | 14477 | 17893 | 777 | 2.41 |
As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 33.43%. Given Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hydrofarm Holdings Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Risk and Volatility
Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hydrofarm Holdings Group’s rivals have a beta of 4.53, suggesting that their average stock price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hydrofarm Holdings Group rivals beat Hydrofarm Holdings Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
Hydrofarm Holdings Group Company Profile
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes controlled environment agriculture (CEA) equipment and supplies in the United States and Canada. The company provides agricultural lighting devices, indoor climate control equipment, and nutrients, as well as plant additives used to grow, farm, and cultivate cannabis, flowers, fruits, plants, vegetables, grains, and herbs in controlled environment. It is also involved in the distribution of CEA equipment and supplies comprising nutrients and fertilizers; grow light systems; horticulture benches and racking systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; humidity and carbon dioxide monitors and controllers; water pumps, heaters, chillers, and filters; and various growing media typically made from soil, peat, rock wool or coconut fiber, and others. The company offers its products to specialty hydroponic retailers, commercial resellers and greenhouse builders, garden centers, hardware stores, and e-commerce retailers under the Active Air, Active Aqua, Aurora Peat Products, HEAVY 16, House & Garden, Gaia Green, Grotek, Innovative Growers Equipment, Mad Farmer, Phantom, PHOTOBIO, Procision, Roots Organics, Soul, and SunBlaster brands. It serves its products through a range of commercial and home gardening equipment and supplies retailers. Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania.
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