Art’s-Way Manufacturing (NASDAQ:ARTW) vs. Nature’s Miracle (NASDAQ:NMHI) Critical Review

Art’s-Way Manufacturing (NASDAQ:ARTW) and Nature’s Miracle (NASDAQ:NMHI) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.9% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Nature’s Miracle shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of Art’s-Way Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Nature’s Miracle 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.

Volatility and Risk

Art’s-Way Manufacturing has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nature’s Miracle has a beta of -0.73, meaning that its stock price is 173% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Art’s-Way Manufacturing and Nature’s Miracle, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Art’s-Way Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	N/A
Nature’s Miracle	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and Nature’s Miracle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Art’s-Way Manufacturing	-1.81%	-3.01%	-1.42%
Nature’s Miracle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Art’s-Way Manufacturing and Nature’s Miracle”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Art’s-Way Manufacturing	$27.42 million	0.34	$270,000.00	N/A	N/A
Nature’s Miracle	$8.93 million	0.52	-$7.34 million	N/A	N/A

Art’s-Way Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than Nature’s Miracle.

Summary

Nature’s Miracle beats Art’s-Way Manufacturing on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Art’s-Way Manufacturing

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. manufactures and sells agricultural equipment, specialized modular science and agricultural buildings in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Agricultural Products and Modular Buildings. The Agricultural Products segment offers various specialized farm machinery, including portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment and related attachments; hay and forage equipment, such as forage boxes, bale processors, running gears, and dump boxes; manure spreaders; sugar beet harvesting equipment; dirt work equipment; and after-market service parts. The Modular Buildings segment produces, sells, and leases swine buildings, complex containment research laboratories, and research facilities for academic research institutions, government research and diagnostic centers, public health institutions, and private research and pharmaceutical companies. This segment also designs, manufactures, delivers, installs, and rents building units. It markets and sells its products through independent farm equipment dealers, and OEM sales channels. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. was founded in 1956 and is based in Armstrong, Iowa.

About Nature’s Miracle

Nature's Miracle Holding Inc., an agriculture technology company, provides equipment and services to growers in the controlled environment agriculture industry in North America. The company provides grow lights and other hydroponic products; and develops a pipeline to build commercial-scale greenhouse for fresh and local vegetable products. It also designs, builds, and operates various indoor growing settings, including greenhouse and indoor-growing spaces. Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. is based in Upland, California.