HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC (HYFM)
NASDAQIndustrialsAgricultural - MachinerySnapshot 2026-09-04
$0.95-6.47%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsAgricultural - MachinerySnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Strengthen liquidity and capital structure: Stockholders' equity < $2.5M vs $2.5M target.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 34% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 84% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskHYFM needs to strengthen liquidity and capital structure to justify its current price. Recent earnings missed expectations, with revenue down 40.9% year over year. The stock trades at a valuation below typical for its sector peers. This suggests that the market may not fully reflect the risks associated with its weak financial performance. If guidance is cut, the stock could face further declines, as the miss probability is 80%. Peer multiples imply a price about 12% below where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. HYFM is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 0 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Drive high-quality revenue streams and improve profitability
Earnings miss indicates struggles in driving revenue and profitability.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
