CEA Industries (NASDAQ:BNC – Get Free Report) and CEA Industries (NASDAQ:CEAD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap agriculture, forestry, and fishing companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
21.6% of CEA Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of CEA Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of CEA Industries shares are held by company 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 CEA Industries and CEA Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CEA Industries | 1,746.98% | 218.07% | 168.38% |
| CEA Industries | -118.08% | -27.79% | -24.75% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CEA Industries | $2.80 million | 67.66 | $120.28 million | $2.73 | 1.58 |
| CEA Industries | $3.28 million | 1.11 | -$2.91 million | ($4.23) | -1.08 |
CEA Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CEA Industries. CEA Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CEA Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
CEA Industries has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CEA Industries has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for CEA Industries and CEA Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CEA Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CEA Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Summary
CEA Industries beats CEA Industries on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CEA Industries
CEA Industries Inc. provides technology, engineering, and other 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.
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.
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