Analyzing High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) & Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLYW)

High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) and Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLYW) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.5% of High Tide shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of High Tide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares High Tide and Leafly”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Tide	$511.12 million	0.32	-$29.14 million	($0.32)	-6.31
Leafly	$38.10 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Leafly has lower revenue, but higher earnings than High Tide.

Profitability

This table compares High Tide and Leafly’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Tide	-6.14%	2.06%	1.25%
Leafly	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for High Tide and Leafly, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Tide	0	0	1	1	3.50
Leafly	0	0	0	0	N/A

High Tide presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 122.77%. Given High Tide’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe High Tide is more favorable than Leafly.

Summary

High Tide beats Leafly on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About High Tide

High Tide Inc. engages in the cannabis retail business in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. It operates licensed retail cannabis stores; and provides data analytics services. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes consumption accessories. Further, it sells its products through online sales via e-commerce platform. The company offers its products under the Daily High Club, DankStop, FABCBD, GC, Nuleaf, Smoke Cartel, and Blessed CBD brands. The company was formerly known as High Tide Ventures Inc. and changed its name to High Tide Inc. in October 2018. High Tide Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Leafly

Leafly Holdings, Inc. owns and operates a platform to provide consumers with cannabis information and connects consumers to cannabis brands and licensed retailers. The company offers subscription-based marketplace listings, digital advertising solutions, and software as a service-based tools to cannabis retailers and brands; and information, reviews, menus, and ordering and delivery options to its audience through its website and mobile applications. Leafly Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.