Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM – Get Free Report) and CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and CECO Environmental”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group | $134.25 million | 0.03 | -$289.79 million | ($60.70) | -0.02 |
| CECO Environmental | $774.38 million | 5.34 | $50.05 million | ($0.69) | -102.32 |
Volatility & Risk
Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CECO Environmental has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and CECO Environmental, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hydrofarm Holdings Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CECO Environmental | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.70 |
CECO Environmental has a consensus target price of $104.88, indicating a potential upside of 48.55%. Given CECO Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CECO Environmental is more favorable than Hydrofarm Holdings Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
26.6% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of CECO Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of CECO Environmental shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Hydrofarm Holdings Group and CECO Environmental’s 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% |
| CECO Environmental | -3.39% | 7.36% | 3.41% |
Summary
CECO Environmental beats Hydrofarm Holdings Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hydrofarm Holdings Group
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.
About CECO Environmental
CECO Environmental Corp. provides critical solutions in industrial air quality, industrial water treatment, and energy transition solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. The company engineers, designs, manufactures, and installs non-metallic expansion joints and flow control products, including rubber expansion joints, ducting expansion joints, and industrial pinch and duck bill valves; membrane-based industrial water and wastewater treatment systems; and provides dust and fume extraction solutions comprising consultation, design, manufacturing, installation, and service, as well as water and wastewater treatment solutions. It offers engineered and configured products and solutions, including dampers and diverters, expansion joints, selective catalytic reduction systems, severe-service and industrial cyclones, dust collectors, thermal oxidizers, filtration systems, wet and dry scrubbers, separators and coalescers, water treatment packages, metallic and non-metallic pumps, industrial silencers, and fluid handling equipment, as well as plant engineering services and engineered design build fabrication services. In addition, the company offers industrial engineered noise control solutions, including custom acoustical gen-set packages, ambient air baffles, acoustical louvres, and skid enclosures; process filtration solutions for hydrocarbon and chemical processing; and energy and water conservation systems and equipment. The company markets its products and services to natural gas processors, transmission and distribution companies, refineries, power generators, industrial manufacturing, engineering and construction companies, semiconductor manufacturers, compressor manufacturers, beverage can manufacturers, metals and minerals, and electric vehicle producers. CECO Environmental Corp. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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