Analyzing TerrAscend (TSNDF) & Its Competitors

TerrAscend (OTCMKTS:TSNDF) is one of 43 publicly-traded companies in the “Agricultural production – crops” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare TerrAscend to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.8% of TerrAscend shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of shares of all “Agricultural production – crops” companies are held by institutional investors. 31.9% of TerrAscend shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Agricultural production – crops” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TerrAscend	-23.95%	-31.48%	-11.40%
TerrAscend Competitors	-98.15%	-2,439.03%	-14.56%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TerrAscend and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TerrAscend	$317.33 million	-$95.54 million	-1.22
TerrAscend Competitors	$1.23 billion	-$827,419.35	6.80

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

Volatility & Risk

TerrAscend has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TerrAscend’s rivals have a beta of -19.59, suggesting that their average share price is 2,059% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for TerrAscend and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TerrAscend	0	1	0	1	3.00
TerrAscend Competitors	320	262	606	34	2.29

As a group, “Agricultural production – crops” companies have a potential upside of 74.82%. Given TerrAscend’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TerrAscend has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

TerrAscend beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About TerrAscend

TerrAscend Corp. cultivates, processes, and sells medical and adult use cannabis in Canada and the United States. The company produces and distributes hemp-derived wellness products to retail locations; and manufactures vaporizables, concentrates, topicals, tinctures and edibles. It also operates retail dispensaries under the Apothecarium and State Flower brand names. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.