Head-To-Head Comparison: Curaleaf (OTCMKTS:CURLF) and Hero Technologies (OTCMKTS:HENC)

Curaleaf (OTCMKTS:CURLF) and Hero Technologies (OTCMKTS:HENC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Curaleaf and Hero Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curaleaf	-20.29%	-14.43%	-5.20%
Hero Technologies	N/A	N/A	-434.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Curaleaf and Hero Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curaleaf	$1.35 billion	2.05	-$281.20 million	($0.39)	-10.95
Hero Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Hero Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Curaleaf.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Curaleaf and Hero Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curaleaf	1	0	3	0	2.50
Hero Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

Curaleaf presently has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 350.82%. Given Curaleaf’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Curaleaf is more favorable than Hero Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

Curaleaf has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hero Technologies has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Curaleaf shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hero Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Curaleaf beats Hero Technologies on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Curaleaf

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. operates a cannabis operator in the United States. It operates through two segments, Domestic Operations and International Operations. The company offers flower, pre-rolls, flower pots, and dry-herb vaporizer cartridges; concentrates for vaporizing which includes pre-filled vaporizer cartridges and disposable vaporizer pens; and concentrates for dabbing, such as mints, distillate droppers, mints, topical balms and lotions, tinctures, lozenges, capsules, and edibles. It also provides hemp-based products and cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol and cannabigerol. In addition, the company engages in the cultivation, production, and sale of cannabis products through retail and wholesale channels. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Hero Technologies

Hero Technologies Inc. operates as an early-stage cannabis company. It focuses on the provision of BlackBox, an aeroponic cannabis cultivation system that provides optimal growing conditions to enhance photosynthesis and the cultivation of large flowering plants and create increased harvest efficiencies. The company also intends to offer cannabis genetic engineering farmland for medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production, distribution, packaging, and retail operations, as well as for dispensaries. The company is based in Dover, Delaware.