Head-To-Head Review: Green Thumb Industries (OTC:GTBIF) & Shineco (NASDAQ:SISI)

Green Thumb Industries (OTC:GTBIF) and Shineco (NASDAQ:SISI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Shineco shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Shineco shares are owned 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Green Thumb Industries and Shineco”s gross 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	1.16	$36.27 million	$0.30	19.13
Shineco	$11.07 million	0.14	-$22.45 million	N/A	N/A

Green Thumb Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Shineco.

Risk & Volatility

Green Thumb Industries has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shineco has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Thumb Industries	5.68%	3.65%	2.52%
Shineco	-245.08%	-64.49%	-29.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Green Thumb Industries and Shineco, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Thumb Industries	0	0	0	3	4.00
Shineco	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Green Thumb Industries beats Shineco on 10 of the 11 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 Shineco

Shineco, Inc., through its subsidiaries, processes and distributes agricultural produce. It also engages in the growing and cultivation of mulberry trees and silkworm cocoons; distribution of fruit business; and processing and distribution of silk and silk fabrics, as well as other by-products. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.