Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM) Competitors $3.29 +0.06 (+1.86%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.32 +0.02 (+0.76%) As of 09/12/2025 05:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HYFM vs. GDC, NHTC, RAVE, COSM, LTCH, SCNX, DTCK, BANL, HKPD, and TLIHShould you be buying Hydrofarm Holdings Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hydrofarm Holdings Group include GD Culture Group (GDC), Natural Health Trends (NHTC), Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), Cosmos Health (COSM), Latch (LTCH), Scienture (SCNX), Davis Commodities (DTCK), CBL International (BANL), Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology (HKPD), and Ten-League International (TLIH). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Hydrofarm Holdings Group vs. Its Competitors GD Culture Group Natural Health Trends Rave Restaurant Group Cosmos Health Latch Scienture Davis Commodities CBL International Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Ten-League International Hydrofarm Holdings Group (NASDAQ:HYFM) and GD Culture Group (NASDAQ:GDC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, HYFM or GDC? Hydrofarm Holdings Group has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GD Culture Group has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HYFM or GDC? In the previous week, Hydrofarm Holdings Group had 1 more articles in the media than GD Culture Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and 3 mentions for GD Culture Group. GD Culture Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Hydrofarm Holdings Group's score of 0.72 indicating that GD Culture Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hydrofarm Holdings Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GD Culture Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HYFM or GDC more profitable? GD Culture Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Hydrofarm Holdings Group's net margin of -38.43%. Hydrofarm Holdings Group's return on equity of -28.08% beat GD Culture Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hydrofarm Holdings Group-38.43% -28.08% -14.63% GD Culture Group N/A -315.20%-168.73% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HYFM or GDC? 26.6% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of GD Culture Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of GD Culture Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HYFM or GDC? GD Culture Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hydrofarm Holdings Group. GD Culture Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hydrofarm Holdings Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHydrofarm Holdings Group$161.10M0.10-$66.72M-$13.45-0.24GD Culture GroupN/AN/A-$13.84M-$0.74-10.91 SummaryHydrofarm Holdings Group beats GD Culture Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HYFM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HYFM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHydrofarm Holdings GroupAgriculture/Products IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.33M$5.40B$3.63B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A4.03%5.06%4.60%P/E Ratio-0.245.55159.1425.97Price / Sales0.101.0616,238.12181.13Price / CashN/A5.5625.6960.44Price / Book0.070.976.816.29Net Income-$66.72M$509.68M$149.32M$270.96M7 Day Performance-0.60%1.76%2.14%3.87%1 Month Performance-25.90%0.85%9.99%4.88%1 Year Performance-53.01%17.21%44.74%26.12% Hydrofarm Holdings Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HYFMHydrofarm Holdings Group1.3733 of 5 stars$3.29+1.9%N/A-52.4%$15.33M$161.10M-0.24840News CoverageGDCGD Culture Group0.3983 of 5 stars$4.07+2.3%N/A+47.3%$68.44MN/A-5.5060News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpNHTCNatural Health Trends1.3663 of 5 stars$4.40+1.1%N/A-31.1%$50.66M$42.96M146.72140Positive NewsRAVERave Restaurant Group2.188 of 5 stars$3.33+0.9%N/A+106.4%$47.33M$12.15M17.5320Positive NewsGap UpCOSMCosmos Health1.9986 of 5 stars$0.79-4.7%N/A-6.3%$23.87M$54.43M-0.77100News CoverageShort Interest ↓LTCHLatchN/A$0.14-6.7%N/A-73.3%$23.08M$48.39M0.00420Gap DownSCNXScienture1.1088 of 5 stars$0.98-4.4%N/AN/A$20.23M$140K0.00N/APositive NewsDTCKDavis Commodities0.9951 of 5 stars$0.74-1.5%N/A-27.3%$18.10M$132.37M0.0022BANLCBL International0.3711 of 5 stars$0.66+0.4%N/A+11.0%$18.09M$592.52M0.0035Short Interest ↑HKPDHong Kong Pharma Digital TechnologyN/A$1.51-6.2%N/AN/A$16.61MN/A0.0019News CoveragePositive NewsTLIHTen-League InternationalN/A$0.55-4.4%N/AN/A$16.17MN/A0.0064News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GD Culture Group Alternatives Natural Health Trends Alternatives Rave Restaurant Group Alternatives Cosmos Health Alternatives Latch Alternatives Scienture Alternatives Davis Commodities Alternatives CBL International Alternatives Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Alternatives Ten-League International Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HYFM) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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