Acme United (NYSE:ACU – Get Free Report) and Green Thumb Industries (OTCMKTS:GTBIF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Acme United and Green Thumb Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Acme United | $211.60 million | 1.11 | $17.79 million | $2.38 | 25.84 |
| Green Thumb Industries | $1.18 billion | 1.21 | $114.15 million | $0.54 | 13.52 |
Volatility and Risk
Acme United has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Thumb Industries has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Acme United and Green Thumb Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Acme United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Green Thumb Industries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Green Thumb Industries has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 146.58%. Given Green Thumb Industries’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Green Thumb Industries is more favorable than Acme United.
Profitability
This table compares Acme United and Green Thumb Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Acme United | 10.25% | 9.70% | 6.10% |
| Green Thumb Industries | 10.48% | 6.03% | 4.09% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
62.1% of Acme United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.5% of Acme United shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Green Thumb Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Green Thumb Industries beats Acme United on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Acme United
Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edge under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
About Green Thumb Industries
Green Thumb Industries Inc. manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells of cannabis products for medical and adult-use in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods. The company offers cannabis flower; processed and packaged products, including pre-rolls, concentrates, vapes, capsules, tinctures, edibles, topicals, and other cannabis-related products under the &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon's, Good Green, incredibles, and RHYTHM brands. It distributes its products primarily to third-party retail customers and sells finished products directly to consumers in its own retail stores, as well as direct-to consumer delivery channel. Green Thumb Industries Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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