Critical Review: Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) versus TREES (OTCMKTS:CANN)

TREES (OTCMKTS:CANN) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.3% of TREES shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.0% of TREES shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TREES and Agilent Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TREES	N/A	N/A	N/A
Agilent Technologies	18.75%	25.20%	12.99%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for TREES and Agilent Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TREES	0	0	0	0	0.00
Agilent Technologies	0	3	13	2	2.94

Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $164.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.77%. Given Agilent Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than TREES.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TREES and Agilent Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TREES	$13.66 million	0.27	-$3.48 million	($0.02)	-1.66
Agilent Technologies	$6.95 billion	5.56	$1.30 billion	$4.57	29.81

Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than TREES. TREES is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

TREES has a beta of -0.77, meaning that its stock price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats TREES on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TREES

Trees Corporation provides products and services to the regulated cannabis industry in the United States. The company operates through Retail and Cultivation segments. It operates a licensed 17,000 square foot light deprivation greenhouse cultivation facility; and retail dispensary store in Englewood, Colorado, as well as retail stores in Portland, Oregon. The company was formerly known as General Cannabis Corp. and changed its name to Trees Corporation in June 2022. Trees Corporation was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies, Inc. provides application focused solutions to the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Life Sciences and Applied Markets, Diagnostics and Genomics, and Agilent CrossLab. The Life Sciences and Applied Markets segment offers liquid chromatography systems and components; liquid chromatography mass spectrometry systems; gas chromatography systems and components; gas chromatography mass spectrometry systems; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments; atomic absorption instruments; microwave plasma-atomic emission spectrometry instruments; inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry instruments; raman spectroscopy; cell analysis plate based assays; flow cytometer; real-time cell analyzer; cell imaging systems; microplate reader; laboratory software; information management and analytics; laboratory automation and robotic systems; dissolution testing; and vacuum pumps, and measurement technologies. The Diagnostics and Genomics segment focuses on genomics, nucleic acid contract manufacturing and research and development, pathology, companion diagnostics, reagent partnership, and biomolecular analysis businesses. The Agilent CrossLab segment provides GC and LC columns, sample preparation products, custom chemistries, and laboratory instrument supplies; and offers services portfolio, including repairs, parts, maintenance, installations, training, compliance support, software as a service, asset management, and consulting services. The company markets its products through direct sales, distributors, resellers, manufacturer’s representatives, and electronic commerce. Agilent Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.