Head-To-Head Contrast: Jushi (JUSHF) and Its Peers

Jushi (OTCMKTS:JUSHF) is one of 54 publicly-traded companies in the “Medicinals & botanicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Jushi to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Jushi and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jushi	$269.45 million	-$65.10 million	-2.24
Jushi Competitors	$307.31 million	-$158.05 million	-10.32

Jushi’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Jushi. Jushi is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.7% of Jushi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Medicinals & botanicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of Jushi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of shares of all “Medicinals & botanicals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Jushi and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jushi	0	4	1	0	2.20
Jushi Competitors	242	544	911	66	2.45

As a group, “Medicinals & botanicals” companies have a potential upside of 56.21%. Given Jushi’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jushi has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Jushi and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jushi	-24.16%	-214.72%	-10.10%
Jushi Competitors	-53.72%	-58.43%	-9.24%

Summary

Jushi rivals beat Jushi on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Jushi Company Profile

Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis company, engages in the cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution of medical and adult-use products. It focuses on building a portfolio of cannabis assets in various jurisdictions in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, California, Nevada, and Massachusetts. The company also offers hemp-based CBD products, including cannabis dry flower, vaporizer forms of cannabis, edibles, cannabis oil in capsules, tinctures, cannabis in topical products, and other cannabis products, as well as vape cartridges, disposables, and concentrates under The Bank, The Lab, Nira+ Medicinals, Sèchè, Tasteology, and Hijinks brands. In addition, it operates medical cannabis dispensaries under the BEYOND/HELLO, Nature's Remedy, and NuLeaf brands. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.