Head to Head Review: AFC Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) versus ProGreen US (OTCMKTS:PGUS)

ProGreen US (OTCMKTS:PGUS) and AFC Gamma (NASDAQ:AFCG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares ProGreen US and AFC Gamma’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProGreen US	N/A	N/A	N/A
AFC Gamma	21.97%	12.41%	8.63%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for ProGreen US and AFC Gamma, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProGreen US	0	0	0	0	0.00
AFC Gamma	0	2	1	1	2.75

AFC Gamma has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Given AFC Gamma’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AFC Gamma is more favorable than ProGreen US.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ProGreen US and AFC Gamma”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProGreen US	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AFC Gamma	$64.18 million	3.12	$20.95 million	$0.73	13.26

AFC Gamma has higher revenue and earnings than ProGreen US.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.5% of AFC Gamma shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of ProGreen US shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of AFC Gamma shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AFC Gamma beats ProGreen US on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ProGreen US

ProGreen US, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, focuses on agricultural operations and residential real estate development activities in Baja California, Mexico. The company was formerly known as ProGreen Properties, Inc. and changed its name to ProGreen US, Inc. in July 2016. ProGreen US, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in San Diego, California.

About AFC Gamma

AFC Gamma, Inc. originates, structures, underwrites, and invests in senior secured loans, and other various commercial real estate loans and debt securities for established companies operating in the cannabis industry. It primarily originates loans structured as senior loans secured by real estate, equipment, and licenses and/or other assets of the loan parties to the extent permitted by applicable laws and the regulations governing such loan parties. The company has elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for the United States federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. AFC Gamma, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.