Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) versus Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) Head to Head Analysis

Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Indoor Harvest and Deere & Company, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indoor Harvest	0	0	0	0	0.00
Deere & Company	0	12	8	1	2.48

Deere & Company has a consensus target price of $515.19, suggesting a potential upside of 0.26%. Given Deere & Company’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Deere & Company is more favorable than Indoor Harvest.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.6% of Deere & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Indoor Harvest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Indoor Harvest and Deere & Company”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	-$3.26 million	N/A	N/A
Deere & Company	$51.72 billion	2.69	$7.10 billion	$20.67	24.86

Deere & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Indoor Harvest.

Risk and Volatility

Indoor Harvest has a beta of -2.06, meaning that its stock price is 306% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deere & Company has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Indoor Harvest and Deere & Company’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deere & Company	12.40%	24.39%	5.32%

Summary

Deere & Company beats Indoor Harvest on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Indoor Harvest

Indoor Harvest Corp. focuses on operating an integrated consolidation platform for hemp, other hemp-related products, CBD, and other plant-based companies. Indoor Harvest Corp. was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About Deere & Company

Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts. The Construction and Forestry segment offers machines and service parts used in construction, earthmoving, road building, material handling and timber harvesting. The Financial Services segment finances sales and leases by John Deere dealers of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction and forestry equipment. The company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and is headquartered in Moline, IL.