Ayr Wellness (OTCMKTS:AYRWF – Get Free Report) and Jushi (OTCMKTS:JUSHF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Ayr Wellness and Jushi, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ayr Wellness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Jushi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Ayr Wellness presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,705.05%. Given Ayr Wellness’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ayr Wellness is more favorable than Jushi.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ayr Wellness | $463.63 million | 0.04 | -$272.43 million | ($3.26) | -0.05 |
| Jushi | $269.45 million | 0.20 | -$65.10 million | ($0.24) | -1.16 |
Jushi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ayr Wellness. Jushi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ayr Wellness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.9% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Jushi shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Jushi shares are held by 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.
Profitability
This table compares Ayr Wellness and Jushi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ayr Wellness | -48.17% | -25.30% | -9.94% |
| Jushi | -20.93% | N/A | -10.45% |
Risk and Volatility
Ayr Wellness has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jushi has a beta of -0.83, indicating that its share price is 183% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ayr Wellness beats Jushi on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ayr Wellness
Ayr Wellness Inc. operates as a vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator that cultivates, manufactures, and retails cannabis products and branded cannabis packaged goods. It owns and operates a chain of cannabis retail stores under AYR, Liberty Health Sciences, and The Dispensary brand names. The company was formerly known as Ayr Strategies Inc. and changed its name to Ayr Wellness Inc. in February 2021. Ayr Wellness Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
About Jushi
Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis company, engages in the cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution of cannabis for medical and adult-use markets. The company offers flower, extracts, concentrates, edibles, oil, pre-rolls, tinctures, capsules, softgels, cannabis-infused gummies and ultra-premium chocolate, and topicals products, as well as vaporization devices and cartridges under The Bank, The Lab, Nira+ Medicinals, Sèchè, Tasteology, and Hijinks brands. It is also involved in the bulk wholesale of refined cannabinoids and terpenes. In addition, the company operates medical cannabis dispensaries under the BEYOND/HELLO, Nature’s Remedy, and NuLeaf brands. It markets its products to local dispensaries and large multi-state operators. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
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