Analyzing Hero Technologies (OTCMKTS:HENC) & Jushi (OTCMKTS:JUSHF)

Hero Technologies (OTCMKTS:HENC) and Jushi (OTCMKTS:JUSHF) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Hero Technologies and Jushi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hero Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jushi	-26.80%	-5,529.11%	-11.88%

Volatility and Risk

Hero Technologies has a beta of -0.59, indicating that its stock price is 159% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jushi has a beta of -1.06, indicating that its stock price is 206% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Hero Technologies and Jushi, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hero Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Jushi	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hero Technologies and Jushi’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hero Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A
Jushi	$269.45 million	0.44	-$65.10 million	($0.36)	-1.66

Hero Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jushi.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.7% of Jushi shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hero Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Jushi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hero Technologies beats Jushi on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hero Technologies

Hero Technologies Inc. operates as an early-stage cannabis company. It focuses on the provision of BlackBox, an aeroponic cannabis cultivation system that provides optimal growing conditions to enhance photosynthesis and the cultivation of large flowering plants and create increased harvest efficiencies. The company also intends to offer cannabis genetic engineering farmland for medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production, distribution, packaging, and retail operations, as well as for dispensaries. The company is based in Dover, Delaware.

About Jushi

Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis company, engages in the cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution of medical and adult-use products. It focuses on building a portfolio of cannabis assets in various jurisdictions in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, California, Nevada, and Massachusetts. The company also offers hemp-based CBD products, including cannabis dry flower, vaporizer forms of cannabis, edibles, cannabis oil in capsules, tinctures, cannabis in topical products, and other cannabis products, as well as vape cartridges, disposables, and concentrates under The Bank, The Lab, Nira+ Medicinals, Sèchè, Tasteology, and Hijinks brands. In addition, it operates medical cannabis dispensaries under the BEYOND/HELLO, Nature's Remedy, and NuLeaf brands. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.