Reviewing Greenlane (GNLN) & Its Rivals

Greenlane (NASDAQ:GNLN) is one of 69 public companies in the “FOOD – MISC/DIVERSIFIED” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Greenlane to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Greenlane has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenlane’s competitors have a beta of 0.80, indicating that their average stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Greenlane and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenlane	-246.62%	-133.66%	-59.29%
Greenlane Competitors	-5.86%	-18.89%	1.38%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

14.0% of Greenlane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of shares of all “FOOD – MISC/DIVERSIFIED” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Greenlane shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “FOOD – MISC/DIVERSIFIED” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Greenlane and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenlane	1	0	0	0	1.00
Greenlane Competitors	819	3654	3916	167	2.40

As a group, “FOOD – MISC/DIVERSIFIED” companies have a potential upside of 27.16%. Given Greenlane’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greenlane has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greenlane and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenlane	$13.27 million	-$17.64 million	0.00
Greenlane Competitors	$8.99 billion	$395.89 million	41.03

Greenlane’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Greenlane. Greenlane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Greenlane competitors beat Greenlane on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Greenlane

Greenlane Holdings, Inc. develops and distributes cannabis accessories, vape solutions, and lifestyle products in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates in two segments, Consumer Goods and Industrial Goods. The company provides consumption accessories, vaporizers, pipes, rolling papers, grinders, and apparel lines, as well as bubblers, rigs, other smoking and vaporization related accessories, and merchandise. It offers its products under the Groove, Eyce, DaVinci, Higher Standards, Pollen Gear, Marley Natural, and Keith Haring brands. The company also operates e-commerce websites, such as Vapor.com, Vaposhop.com, DaVinciVaporizer.com, PuffItUp.com, HigherStandards.com, EyceMolds.com, and MarleyNaturalShop.com. It serves customers through smoke shops, cannabis dispensaries, and specialty retailers. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.