Analyzing Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) & HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ)

HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares HempAmericana and Maison Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maison Solutions	-4.89%	-46.54%	-6.80%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for HempAmericana and Maison Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HempAmericana	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maison Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00

Maison Solutions has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,316.88%. Given Maison Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than HempAmericana.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 64.7% of Maison Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

HempAmericana has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maison Solutions has a beta of 5.26, meaning that its stock price is 426% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares HempAmericana and Maison Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maison Solutions	$124.22 million	0.05	$1.17 million	($0.26)	-1.22

Maison Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than HempAmericana.

Summary

Maison Solutions beats HempAmericana on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HempAmericana

HempAmericana, Inc. researches, develops, and sells products made of industrial hemp in the United States. It provides hemp-based concrete, hemp bags, hemp seeds for consumption, hemp clothing, and hemp rolling paper products. HempAmericana, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.