Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM) Competitors

Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) and Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Is HYFM or RAVE more profitable?

Rave Restaurant Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Hydrofarm Holdings Group's net margin of -32.18%. Rave Restaurant Group's return on equity of 20.68% beat Hydrofarm Holdings Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	-32.18%	-19.57%	-10.92%
Rave Restaurant Group	21.80%	20.68%	16.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, HYFM or RAVE?

Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HYFM or RAVE?

26.6% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend HYFM or RAVE?

Hydrofarm Holdings Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 205.68%. Given Hydrofarm Holdings Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hydrofarm Holdings Group is more favorable than Rave Restaurant Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Rave Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, HYFM or RAVE?

Rave Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Hydrofarm Holdings Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rave Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	$190.29M	0.06	-$64.81M	-$14.60	-0.16
Rave Restaurant Group	$12.24M	2.83	$2.47M	$0.18	13.08

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HYFM or RAVE?

Rave Restaurant Group received 223 more outperform votes than Hydrofarm Holdings Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.18% of users gave Rave Restaurant Group an outperform vote while only 46.55% of users gave Hydrofarm Holdings Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	Outperform Votes 27 46.55%	Underperform Votes 31 53.45%
Rave Restaurant Group	Outperform Votes 250 74.18%	Underperform Votes 87 25.82%

Does the media favor HYFM or RAVE?

In the previous week, Rave Restaurant Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rave Restaurant Group and 0 mentions for Hydrofarm Holdings Group. Hydrofarm Holdings Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Rave Restaurant Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hydrofarm Holdings Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hydrofarm Holdings Group	Positive
Rave Restaurant Group	Neutral

Summary

Rave Restaurant Group beats Hydrofarm Holdings Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.