AgriFORCE Growing Systems (AGRI) Competitors

Highway (NASDAQ:HIHO) and AgriFORCE Growing Systems (NASDAQ:AGRI) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer HIHO or AGRI?

In the previous week, AgriFORCE Growing Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Highway. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AgriFORCE Growing Systems and 2 mentions for Highway. AgriFORCE Growing Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Highway's score of 0.00 indicating that AgriFORCE Growing Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Highway	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HIHO or AGRI?

Highway has higher revenue and earnings than AgriFORCE Growing Systems.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Highway	$7.41M	0.99	$110K	$0.02	83.75
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	$70K	30.71	-$16.27M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HIHO or AGRI?

13.2% of Highway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.1% of Highway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of AgriFORCE Growing Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HIHO or AGRI?

Highway has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriFORCE Growing Systems has a beta of -0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HIHO or AGRI more profitable?

Highway has a net margin of 1.43% compared to AgriFORCE Growing Systems' net margin of 0.00%. Highway's return on equity of 1.63% beat AgriFORCE Growing Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Highway	1.43%	1.63%	1.01%
AgriFORCE Growing Systems	N/A	-131.03%	-73.97%

Summary

Highway beats AgriFORCE Growing Systems on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.