CEA Industries (NASDAQ:BNC – Get Free Report) and CEA Industries (NASDAQ:CEAD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap agriculture, forestry, and fishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
21.6% of CEA Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of CEA Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of CEA Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CEA Industries and CEA Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CEA Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CEA Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CEA Industries | 1,746.98% | 218.07% | 168.38% |
| CEA Industries | -118.08% | -27.79% | -24.75% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CEA Industries and CEA Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CEA Industries | $2.80 million | 71.60 | $120.28 million | $2.73 | 1.67 |
| CEA Industries | $3.28 million | 1.16 | -$2.91 million | ($4.23) | -1.12 |
CEA Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CEA Industries. CEA Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CEA Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
CEA Industries has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CEA Industries has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CEA Industries beats CEA Industries on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CEA Industries
CEA Industries Inc. provides technology, engineering, and other services to the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry worldwide. It offers floor plans and architectural design for cultivation facilities; licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for commercial scale environmental control systems that are specific to cultivation facilities; and process cooling systems and other climate control systems. The company also provides air handling equipment and systems; LED lighting; benching and racking solutions for indoor cultivation; automation and control devices, systems, and technologies for environmental, lighting, and climate control applications; and preventive maintenance services for CEA facilities. It serves commercial, as well as state- and provincial-regulated CEA growers. The company was formerly known as Surna Inc. and changed its name to CEA Industries Inc. in November 2021. CEA Industries Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.
About CEA Industries
CEA Industries Inc. provides environmental control, and other technologies and services to the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry worldwide. It offers floor plans and architectural design for cultivation facilities; licensed mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for commercial scale environmental control systems that are specific to cultivation facilities; and process cooling systems and other climate control systems. The company also provides air handling equipment and systems; LED lighting; benching and racking solutions for indoor cultivation; automation and control devices, systems, and technologies for environmental, lighting, and climate control applications; and preventive maintenance services for CEA facilities. It serves commercial, as well as state- and provincial-regulated CEA growers. The company was formerly known as Surna Inc. and changed its name to CEA Industries Inc. in November 2021. CEA Industries Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.
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