Acacia Diversified (OTCMKTS:ACCA – Get Free Report) and America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Acacia Diversified and America’s Car-Mart”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Acacia Diversified | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
America’s Car-Mart | $1.39 billion | 0.33 | $17.93 million | $2.09 | 26.56 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
89.1% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by institutional investors. 50.2% of Acacia Diversified shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Acacia Diversified and America’s Car-Mart’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Acacia Diversified | N/A | N/A | N/A |
America’s Car-Mart | 1.29% | 2.01% | 0.68% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Acacia Diversified and America’s Car-Mart, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Acacia Diversified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
America’s Car-Mart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
America’s Car-Mart has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.91%. Given Acacia Diversified’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Acacia Diversified is more favorable than America’s Car-Mart.
Summary
America’s Car-Mart beats Acacia Diversified on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Acacia Diversified
Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. engages in the extraction and processing of high-CBD/low-THC content medical grade hemp oils from medical hemp plants in the United States. The company is also involved in the research and development of botanicals endocannabinoid nutraceuticals product line; and retail and wholesale distribution of medicinal hemp products and dietary supplements. In addition, it offers consumer products under the EUFLORIA brand name for the distribution channels. The company was formerly known as Acacia Automotive, Inc. and changed its name to Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. in October 2012. Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.
About America’s Car-Mart
America’s Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer for the used car market in the United States. It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.
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