Critical Analysis: AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) & Its Rivals

AgriFORCE Growing Systems (NASDAQ:AGRI) is one of 38 publicly-traded companies in the “AGRI OPERATIONS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare AgriFORCE Growing Systems to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	N/A	-193.94%	-84.08%
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	-293.40%	-82.89%	-18.09%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$751,781.00	-$16.27 million	-0.07
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	$34.37 billion	$103.03 million	3.11

AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than AgriFORCE Growing Systems. AgriFORCE Growing Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.2% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of shares of all “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of shares of all “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for AgriFORCE Growing Systems and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Competitors	411	787	1015	38	2.30

As a group, “AGRI OPERATIONS” companies have a potential upside of 49.89%. Given AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AgriFORCE Growing Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

AgriFORCE Growing Systems has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriFORCE Growing Systems’ competitors have a beta of 0.80, indicating that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AgriFORCE Growing Systems competitors beat AgriFORCE Growing Systems on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About AgriFORCE Growing Systems

AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., an agriculture-focused technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of plant-based ingredients and products that deliver healthier and nutritious solutions. The company operates in two divisions, AgriFORCE Solutions and AgriFORCE Brands. It also offers management advisory services and holds intellectual property, as well as engages in the real estate holding and development activities. The company was formerly known as Canivate Growing Systems Ltd. and changed its name to AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. in November 2019. AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.