Comparing Green Thumb Industries (OTCMKTS:GTBIF) & Grown Rogue International (OTCMKTS:GRUSF)

Green Thumb Industries (OTCMKTS:GTBIF) and Grown Rogue International (OTCMKTS:GRUSF) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Green Thumb Industries and Grown Rogue International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Thumb Industries	3.44%	2.13%	1.45%
Grown Rogue International	-1.70%	-3.71%	-1.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Green Thumb Industries and Grown Rogue International’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Green Thumb Industries	$1.05 billion	2.44	$36.27 million	$0.15	81.47
Grown Rogue International	$23.35 million	6.22	-$130,000.00	$0.01	73.06

Green Thumb Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Grown Rogue International. Grown Rogue International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Thumb Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Green Thumb Industries and Grown Rogue International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Thumb Industries	0	0	2	0	3.00
Grown Rogue International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Green Thumb Industries currently has a consensus target price of $47.33, suggesting a potential upside of 287.34%. Given Green Thumb Industries’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Green Thumb Industries is more favorable than Grown Rogue International.

Volatility and Risk

Green Thumb Industries has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grown Rogue International has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Grown Rogue International shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Grown Rogue International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Green Thumb Industries beats Grown Rogue International on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Green Thumb Industries

Green Thumb Industries Inc. manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells of cannabis products for medical and adult-use in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods. The company offers cannabis flower; processed and packaged products, including pre-rolls, concentrates, vapes, capsules, tinctures, edibles, topicals, and other cannabis-related products under the &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon's, Good Green, incredibles, and RHYTHM brands. It distributes its products primarily to third-party retail customers and sells finished products directly to consumers in its own retail stores, as well as direct-to consumer delivery channel. Green Thumb Industries Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Grown Rogue International

Grown Rogue International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells cannabis products in the United States. It offers a range of cultivars for consumers, such as indicas, sativas, and hybrids; strain-specific prepackaged flowers; and pre-roll pack products, as well as provides consulting services. The company sells its products through direct-to-retail delivery and third-party delivery, wholesalers, and processors. Grown Rogue International Inc. is headquartered in Medford, Oregon.