Head to Head Comparison: Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) & CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNH)

Indoor Harvest (OTCMKTS:INQD) and CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNH) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Indoor Harvest and CNH Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNH Industrial	5.53%	14.32%	2.56%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Indoor Harvest and CNH Industrial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indoor Harvest	N/A	N/A	-$3.26 million	N/A	N/A
CNH Industrial	$19.84 billion	0.81	$1.25 billion	$0.82	15.62

CNH Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Indoor Harvest.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.9% of CNH Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Indoor Harvest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CNH Industrial shares are held 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 for Indoor Harvest and CNH Industrial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indoor Harvest	0	0	0	0	0.00
CNH Industrial	0	5	8	1	2.71

CNH Industrial has a consensus target price of $15.08, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Given CNH Industrial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CNH Industrial is more favorable than Indoor Harvest.

Risk & Volatility

Indoor Harvest has a beta of -2.06, meaning that its stock price is 306% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNH Industrial has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CNH Industrial beats Indoor Harvest on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Indoor Harvest

Indoor Harvest Corp. focuses on operating an integrated consolidation platform for hemp, other hemp-related products, CBD, and other plant-based companies. Indoor Harvest Corp. was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About CNH Industrial

CNH Industrial NV is an equipment and services company, which develops, manufactures and sells specialized machines and services for the farming and construction industries, and supplies replacement parts and accessories. It operates through the following operating segments: Agriculture, Construction, and Financial Services. The Agriculture segment designs, manufactures, and distributes a full line of farm machinery and implements, including two-wheel and four-wheel drive tractors, crawler tractors, combines, grape and sugar cane harvesters, hay and forage equipment, planting and seeding equipment, soil preparation and cultivation implements and material handling equipment. The Construction segment comprises of a full line of construction equipment including excavators, crawler dozers, graders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, and compact track loaders. The Financial Services segment offers retail note and lease financing to end-use customers for the purchase of new and used agricultural and construction equipment and components. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.