Comparing MJ (OTCMKTS:MJNE) & Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV)

Risk and Volatility

MJ has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Solutions has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.8% of Advantage Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.9% of MJ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Advantage Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MJ and Advantage Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MJ	$360,000.00	0.00	-$5.38 million	N/A	N/A
Advantage Solutions	$3.99 billion	0.25	-$63.26 million	($0.41)	-7.59

MJ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advantage Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares MJ and Advantage Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MJ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Advantage Solutions	-3.32%	-7.58%	-2.17%

Summary

MJ beats Advantage Solutions on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MJ

MJ Holdings, Inc., a cannabis holding company, engages in cultivation management, asset, and infrastructure development business in Nevada. It is also involved in production of cannabis related products; and provision of management services, dispensaries, and consulting services. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Advantage Solutions

Advantage Solutions Inc. provides business solutions to consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales and Marketing. The Sales segment offers brand-centric services, such as headquarter relationship management; analytics, insights, and intelligence; and brand-centric merchandising services. This segment also provides retailer-centric services comprising retailer-centric merchandising and in-store media services. The Marketing segment offers brand-centric services, including shopper and consumer marketing, and brand experiential services; retailer-centric services, such as retail experiential and private label services; and digital marketing, and digital media and advertising services. The company was formerly known as Karman Holding Corp. and changed its name to Advantage Solutions Inc. in March 2016. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.