CEA Industries (NASDAQ:CEAD) & Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP) Head to Head Survey

Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP) and CEA Industries (NASDAQ:CEAD) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and CEA Industries’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspire Veterinary Partners	$16.67 million	0.19	-$14.79 million	N/A	N/A
CEA Industries	$6.91 million	0.83	-$2.91 million	($0.36)	-1.95

CEA Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inspire Veterinary Partners.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.8% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of CEA Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of CEA Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and CEA Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspire Veterinary Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEA Industries	-42.13%	-21.48%	-18.85%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Inspire Veterinary Partners and CEA Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspire Veterinary Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A
CEA Industries	0	0	0	0	N/A

About Inspire Veterinary Partners

Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. owns and operates veterinary hospitals in the United States. The company specializes in small animal general practice hospitals, which serve companion pets, canine, and feline breeds, including equine care. Its hospitals provide preventive care for companion animals consisting of annual health exams and parasite control; dental health; nutrition and body condition counseling; neurological examinations; radiology; bloodwork; and skin and coat health, and other breed specific preventive care services. It also offers surgical services, which include soft tissue procedures, such as spays and neuters, mass removals, splenectomies, gastropexies, orthopedic procedures, and other surgical offerings; and care and alternative procedures, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and other health and wellness services. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

About CEA Industries

CEA Industries Inc. provides environmental control, and other technologies and services to the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry worldwide. It offers floor plans and architectural design for cultivation facilities; licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for commercial scale environmental control systems that are specific to cultivation facilities; and process cooling systems and other climate control systems. The company also provides air handling equipment and systems; LED lighting; benching and racking solutions for indoor cultivation; automation and control devices, systems, and technologies for environmental, lighting, and climate control applications; and preventive maintenance services for CEA facilities. It serves commercial, as well as state- and provincial-regulated CEA growers. The company was formerly known as Surna Inc. and changed its name to CEA Industries Inc. in November 2021. CEA Industries Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.